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> ~75% of the petrol price in the UK already is basically tax (fuel duty + VAT), and even more if you add indirect taxes too.

it’s close to 0% tax if you’re using an electric car. which is why governments around the world are trying to figure this thing out.

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I use to joke that its a miracle people are still allowed to go outside without a specific reason and/or permission. Corona made it less funny. I still have my pedestrians should wear reflective jackets helmets, safety shoes and knee pads joke. Curious how long that will last.

We do have driving licences, I fully expect cycling and eventually walking licences in future.

It won't be named license mind you. For cycling mandatory insurance will be probably implemented very soon. For walking? I believe it will be a very long time until some license is needed. One idea I can think of is that maybe the government issued ID will be actually a tracker/payment/smartphone thingy.

Some jurisdictions already require pedestrians to wear reflective objects at night.

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