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11 CHAPTER THREE LEARNING FROM QUALITATIVE PUBLIC OPINION RESEARCH ON MILEAGE-BASED USER FEES studies that were missing from the list. This request yielded a few items to add to the list.
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12 forum process (a series of half-day events in which participants listened to presentations, took part in group conversations, and answered survey questions)
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13 Only one study provided a review of previous qualitative research on mileage-based fees. Baker et al.
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14 Many felt that implementation would be costly and bureaucratic -- a "nightmare," according to one participant. And many felt that enforcement would be impossible.
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15 pants voiced a concern that out-of-state drivers would escape paying the fee. In a study focused on Colorado, a state with a major tourist industry, the authors said, A final criticism that was levied against the GPS-based system in all three sessions was that the system would not capture revenue from drivers from outside Colorado.
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16 tances, Baker and Goodin (2011, p.
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17 Similarly, the DHM study authors concluded, Support for a fee on miles came from those who understood the impact on roads and transportation revenue of high-mileage vehicles and wanted to correct for it. "It helps everyone pay their fair share," said a Roseburg participant.
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18 we don't feel like we are paying a tax" (DHM Research 2013, p.
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