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Missouri Vechicle Operating
Costs
Meeting Missouri's
Future Mobility Needs | Highways
and Roads | Bridges | Travel | Congestion | Safety | Economic
Impact | Vehicle Operating Costs | Funding
and Taxes
Motorists incur additional vehicle operating
costs as roads deteriorate; these costs rise as vehicle travel
increases on roads in need of repair or reconstruction.
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- Road deterioration increase ownership,
repair, fuel and tire costs.
- Deteriorated roads accelerate the pace
of depreciation of vehicles and the need for repairs
because the stress on the vehicle increases in proportion
to the level of roughness of the pavement surface.
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- Tire wear and fuel consumption
increase as roads deteriorate since there is less efficient
transfer of power to the drive
train and additional friction between the road and the
tires.
- Driving
on roads in need of repair costs Missouri’s
motorists $2 billion a year in extra vehicle operating
costs.
- Driving
on roads in need of repair costs each Missourian $520
per year. The national average is $259 per driver.
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