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Originally Posted by WBC
I would be very, very surprised if that happens. In all likelihood all this is going to amount to is some sort of additional charge or levy on existing infrastructure. Then come next provincial election the opposition (whoever that is) will promise to free us from evil road pricing charges and out of control mayors - see photo radar...see tolling on Port Man...Then they will win the said election...rinse and repeat...
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Nah, Photo Radar is not coming back. Ever. It was a cash grab, and just made people who saw pulled-over vans cause accidents and distracted driving from rubbernecking.
Cash grabs always promise something on safety merits, and then someone decides to turn it into a business by raising the threshold until people start protesting.
That's the potential problem with mobility pricing. Since your commute is no longer a guaranteed a fixed cost, people will be wishing for tolls.
As for how to implement it. Tell ICBC to have mandatory canbus insurance tools plugged into the car that track GPS, heading, speed at the minimum, reduced insurance rates for those who get the full dashcam-integration.
For people who live outside Metro Vancouver, and outside of BC, use Plate scanning at the borders of Metro Vancouver to track when vehicles enter and leave, if a vehicle leaves the Fraser Valley via Hope, track it as "Exited East" or "Entered West" and stop/start the clock on Mobility pricing. If they cross the border southbound, enter northbound, same thing.
Then allow the WA DMV to collect on those Mobility costs should they decide to roll out their own system.
I would not be surprised if high end vehicles start coming with the mobility pricing data blackbox as part of the entertainment system. They like to show you how much fuel you are using, it wouldn't be a stretch to show you the mobility costs either.