Comment Re:Canceled (Score 1) 500
I was going to say, it seems a bit of overkill for a country that already has one of the highest percentage of bicycle usage in the world. Plus, public transport there is fantastic. Besides business that rely on motor transport, this sort of program would affect the handful of people that live outside of cities or who need to drive somewhere relatively far away on their own schedule instead the train's.
There is a giant amount of taxation on vehicles already. Gasoline comes in at the equivalent of 1 to 2 dollars per liter. Vehicles are subject to taxes on top of the usual VAT charges. The have a yearly charge based on the fuel efficiency of the vehicle that is very steep if you have a gas guzzler.