National Evaluation of a Mileage Based Road User Charge

Na tion al E val uati on of a Mile ag e-B as ed Roa d U ser Ch arg e
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These questions are about the motor fuel tax and the mileage-based road user charge. Please tell us
how much you agree or disagree with each of the following statements:
1. If the mileage-based road user charge were implemented, my main concern would be that I
will not have to pay both the gas tax and the mileage fee.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
2. I like the idea that with the mileage-based road user charge you could charge less for fuelefficient vehicles.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
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3. I am not worried about whether the gas tax will raise enough money to pay for roads in the
future.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
4. I would rather get a monthly road-user charge statement that explained the charges in detail
than have my on-board computer store only the total amount due to each jurisdiction (i.e.,
city, state).
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
5. If the government were to switch from the gas tax to a mileage-based road user fee that
raised the same amount of money I would not change the number of miles I drive each
month.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
 Don’t know
6. I think very fuel-efficient vehicles or things like hydrogen-powered cars are too far in the
future to influence the way we collect road user charges.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
 Don’t know
7. The gas tax is included in the price of a gallon of gas.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
 Don’t know
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8. The mileage charge gives me a better sense than the gas tax of how much I am actually
paying for using public roads.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
9. I don’t think the mileage fee should vary much according to the size and weight of vehicles.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
10. Entering the number of gallons of gas I buy for this study is a serious hassle.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
11. Getting a road-user charge statement for my use of public roads is not very different from
getting a bill for electricity or water use.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
12. I would rather have the Billing and Dispersal Center that gets information from my vehicle
and sends me a road-user charge statement be run by a private company than by the
government.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree

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13. There must be strict laws about what the Billing and Dispersal Center can do with the data it
acquires from motorists like me.
 Strongly agree
 Somewhat agree
 Neither agree nor disagree
 Somewhat disagree
 Strongly disagree
14. Please include any other opinions about the gas tax and/or the mileage-based road user
charge:

In order to understand how much detail you would like to see in your road-user charge statement,
we have been sending you monthly road-user charge statements. By now, you should have received
several statements. Please refer to them when answering the following questions.
15. How often would you prefer to receive road-user charge statements?
 Monthly
 Every 2 months
 Every 3 months
 Every 6 months
 Every 12 months
16. How desirable or undesirable was the level of detail in the road-user charge statement?
 Highly desirable
 Somewhat desirable
 Neither desirable nor undesirable
 Somewhat undesirable
 Highly undesirable
17. Please tell us the reasons behind your last 2 answers.

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The following questions are about contacting the study team at the Public Policy Center.
18. Have you had any problems with the on-board computer so that you had to contact the study
team at the Public Policy Center?
 Yes
 No
19. Have you had other questions where you had to contact the study team at the Public Policy
Center?
 Yes
 No
If you answered yes to question 18 or 19, please answer the following two questions.
20. How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with how easy it was to contact the study team at the
Public Policy Center?
 Highly satisfied
 Somewhat satisfied
 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
 Somewhat dissatisfied
 Highly dissatisfied
 Don’t know
21. How satisfied or dissatisfied were you with the response of the study team at the Public
Policy Center?
 Highly satisfied
 Somewhat satisfied
 Neither satisfied nor dissatisfied
 Somewhat dissatisfied
 Highly dissatisfied
 Don’t know
22. Comments about the study team at the Public Policy Center:

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