Only 3 states Delaware, Montana, and New Jersey raise enough revenue from cars to fully cover their highway spending.

The remaining 47 states and the District of Columbia must make up the difference with tax revenues from other sources

By diverting general funds to roadway spending, the burden of paying for the roads falls on all taxpayers, including people who drive very little or may not drive at all.

Source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-road-taxes-funding/

  • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
    9·
    1 day ago

    This map cannot be correct. For example, it shows California drivers paying much of the costs of their highways and that is not the case at all.

      • DrunkEngineer@lemmy.worldEnglish
        10·
        1 day ago

        Public funding for California’s transportation system comes from numerous sources. Historically, about one-third of total transportation funding has come from state sources [gas tax]. Local sources—such as local sales tax revenues, transit fares, and city and county general funds—have made up slightly less than half of total funding. The remaining amount (roughly one-fifth of total funding in most years) comes from federal sources that are provided to the state or directly to local governments.

        https://www.lao.ca.gov/reports/2023/4821/ZEV-Impacts-on-Transportation-121323.pdf