Next month, California will begin an experimental program that will eventually charge drivers for every mile driven in lieu of the gas tax paid at the pump.  The experiment will involve 5,000 volunteer drivers who will simulate paying by the mile, while paying the normal gas tax at the pump. Washington Examiner: In 2014, the Golden State passed legislation directing a study into charging drivers a mileage-based fee. Under the nine-month pilot, set to start in July, 5,000 volunteers will report and simulate payment for the amount of miles they travel. The state legislature will receive the program's results at the end of the pilot and then decide how to move forward. If successful, California's gas tax, which will be reduced to 28 cents a gallon on July 1, could be replaced by a system that charges by mileage. "Our whole point of the pilot is to see if this is feasible for California," said Vanessa Wiseman, a spokeswoman for the California...(Read Full Post)