He's calling them "user fees" and legislative proposals include:

*Increase taxes on gas (8.5%)
*Increase tax on diesel fuel
*New tolls/increase tolls
*Increase in registration fees
*New 5% tax on car repairs
*Tax car insurance policies
*Fines on top of regular citation/fines
1050.00 Reckless driving
2200.00 DUI


Call your rep and stop this crap.

 

http://www.cbpp.org/5-12-04sfp.htm

Speak to your president. Maybe he can help.

 

The President isn't the problem. We have a budget surplus.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/servlet...=1031780563490

 

Tim Kaine.. right??

Well I see he does have a plan for VA's traffic problem.

Increase fees and costs, until only the rich can afford to drive in VA.
What a plan.

 

Glad I don't live in Virginia. Sounds like communism to me. Next they will issue you cars with mandated usage.

 

OMFG!

I was in Daytona for the Rolex 24 this past weekend - Got me thinking about moving to FL......just another brick in the wall...

 

So true.

Chris, I thought the tolls already went up?

I know the 495 extension (widening it another 2 lanes each way IIRC) is gonna be based on making those a HOV-3 or even more lanes, OR you pay a hefty toll to use them... geared toward mass transportation....and the rich lol.

Speaking of which, anyone know what the deal is w/ the plans for the Metro? They originally were gonna extend it all the way to Dulles Airport, w/ 3 stops in Tysons, some in Herndon, Sterling, Reston, etc. Then I heard that the angle was too steep, so they scrapped the plans, and were gonna put the railway raised above the ground (kinda like in major cities). But ppl complained that it would be an eyesore, so they scrapped that plan. Are back to the underground Metro plan again? And if so, how they getting around it?

Lastly...Fines on top of regular citation/fines: 1050.00 Reckless driving. WHAT THE ... I mean COME ON. God Damnit man...what am I made of gold? This is SERIOUSLY getting out of hand. It's bad enough they made HOV violations MOTION violations, AND a maximum fine of $1000. How and why are we sitting quietly taking this crap?!?!

 

What can I do?

 

assassination!


J/K!!! (for all you people browsing around here who would actually think I'm serious)

 

Suds...you're crazy. If the fine for "reckless driving" is a grand, imagine what it is for assassination!

 

Wow, those proposals are terrible. Except for the DUI one... I have no sympathy for drunk drivers.

 

A lot of crazy ideas get introduced every year, but (fortunately) most don't make it into law. However, every crazy law started its life as a bill..

It is fairly easy to keep up with legislation, find out who you legislators are, and track how they voted. Start here:
http://leg1.state.va.us/lis.htm

Many of these odious laws would never get on the books if more people paid attention to what was going on and let the law makers know how they feel.

Your legislators work for you. But don't just give them an earful; be proactive and build a relationship. There are plenty of opportunities to meet and get to know them. (Some of them are even in car clubs.)

Car clubs are one way to alert and mobilize a lot of people. Try writing letters to the editors of newspapers, and let the news media know about issues.

 

agreed.......and your car looks beautiful in your sig

 

It'll be a grand on TOP of the regular fine.

I got into it with a senator and the house sponser a while back.