Washington State Department of Transportation is starting to realize that we cannot afford to maintain the sheer volume of roads we build. The maintenance debt that we have built up is bankrupting our governments and it’s only going to get worse year by year.
Civilization itself cannot afford to have so many car oriented roads long term.
https://www.thecentersquare.com/washington/article_e69a80be-75f1-11ef-8b50-3babe18f06e9.html
Many countries have tied the vehicle tax to the ‘weight’ of the car. Most of them use power to determine the weight, but still.
You could get taxed on traveled distance pdr year but the poses a problem with people who travel outside of the countries limits.
Toll systems seem to be quite effective.