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Originally Posted by TimFreeh
Diesel fuel is primarily used by heavy trucks - heavy trucks do far more damage to our road systems than passenger cars and the feds attempt to compensate for this fact by higher taxes on Diesel fuels. I think this started sometime in the 1970's if I recall correctly.
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They also burn way more fuel per mile than other vehicles; I would think it about evens out (not arguing with your explanation, just the gov't logic).
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Originally Posted by raMBow
Interesting that Alaska is the least (a few other are less per gallon but charge sales tax on top of it). Seems like that state would need the most per gallon to maintain the roads and it would also have the fewest travelers per mile of highway, but then again some towns do not even have road going to them.
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No, the rest of us pay to maintain their roads - not to mention their bridges to nowhere
. Not that I mind subsidizing someone else's roads to a degree (no way could less populous states afford them otherwise) but you'd think Alaska could put up more of an effort.