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Show Motorists Pay Big Road Tax Over Poor Highways Motorists pay a bad roads tax quivaient to 22.3 cents on every gal i;n of gas consumed on a poor high-ray. high-ray. The Chicago Motor club reports lint this conclusion was drawn from ."xperlments recently conducted In Wi'shingfon, Iowa and North Cur-dina. Cur-dina. The figures were based on the premise of a- car making 10 miles to the gallon on a rough highway On a basis of a speed of 33 .miles per hour, the teet showed the cost of gas ollne and tires per one thousand miles iver rough roads used In the experiments experi-ments was $35.10 for an average four 'jlinder cur weighing 3.500 pounds 'oaded. The cost for the same car if the same speed over a very smooth inproved road was only $12.80, ac-!iding ac-!iding to the tests. . ; - . |