Tax, fine users of studded tires

Opinion

With all the recent ideas bounced around on how to raise money for road repairs, here's one. I think that there should be a user tax on vehicles that use studded tires in Washington. I have lived here my whole life and have never seen a need for studded tires. The damage is evident by all the ruts worn into our roads and freeways.

So, let's start an initiative to charge $50 annual per studded tire. If the fee is not paid and the owner is stopped by a police officer, the fine is doubled.

Gregory A. Jones
Edmonds

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