Bill proposes vehicle weight fee to pay for pedestrian safety improvements

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Bill proposes vehicle weight fee to pay for pedestrian safety improvements
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Danielle Kreutter is a multimedia journalist for Denver7 KMGH in Denver, Colorado.

DENVER — Lawmakers have drafted legislation that, if passed, would create a fee depending on how heavy a vehicle is. The money collected would later be granted to local governments for pedestrian safety improvements to the roadways.

The legislation passed through the Transportation and Legislative Review Committee as an interim bill. Commercial vehicles will be exempt from the fee, while passenger cars and light trucks would be charged a sliding scale.

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