boem@lemmy.world to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 8 months agoA 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us.slate.comexternal-linkmessage-square236fedilinkarrow-up1465arrow-down144
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minus-squareshalafi@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8arrow-down1·8 months agoSome states do exactly that, or did back in the day. 30-years ago in Oklahoma, an old 2-ton dump truck with an antique plate was $20, a new Corvette $600. I think Texas flipped that and charged by weight vs. value.
Some states do exactly that, or did back in the day. 30-years ago in Oklahoma, an old 2-ton dump truck with an antique plate was $20, a new Corvette $600. I think Texas flipped that and charged by weight vs. value.