Colorado’s Vehicle Weight Fee Could Tame Megacar Crisis — And Protect Vulnerable Road users

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By Kea WilsonOct 18, 2023, 12:00 am846 ptsInteresting
A proposed Colorado law would require the drivers of vehicles that are more likely to kill vulnerable road users to help pay for infrastructure projects to stop pedestrian and cyclist crashes before they happen — while dodging many of the political pitfalls that too often kill similar proposals. A bill…

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