Holland's Plan to Cut Traffic: A Tax on Every Kilometer Driven

Courtesy TIME: Top Science and Health Stories  Wed, 12/23/2009 - 02:50

In a bid to ease congestion in one of the world's most crowded countries,the Dutch will soon start levying a charge on motorists based on thedistance of their trips and the types of cars they drive


 

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