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Apr. 8th, 2009 05:48 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
aprilstarchildI need to stop reading the idiotic commentary to news sites. Especially where cyclists are concerned.
But, in case there's anyone on my friends list who is confused on the following:
I read the argument online all the damn time about how "cyclists don't pay their fair share." Bullshit. The incredible majority of funding for roads comes from property and income taxes. Gas taxes and fees on car ownership hardly pay a dang thing. Anything you pay to the DMV, mostly funds the DMV.
Not to mention that bikes take up way less space on the roads, and put almost zero wear and tear on them. They also don't put any pollution into the air.
Someone did the math once, and because cyclists still pay taxes but don't put any wear and tear on the roads, in a lot of ways, someone who doesn't drive is subsidizing cars!
/soapbox
But, in case there's anyone on my friends list who is confused on the following:
I read the argument online all the damn time about how "cyclists don't pay their fair share." Bullshit. The incredible majority of funding for roads comes from property and income taxes. Gas taxes and fees on car ownership hardly pay a dang thing. Anything you pay to the DMV, mostly funds the DMV.
Not to mention that bikes take up way less space on the roads, and put almost zero wear and tear on them. They also don't put any pollution into the air.
Someone did the math once, and because cyclists still pay taxes but don't put any wear and tear on the roads, in a lot of ways, someone who doesn't drive is subsidizing cars!
/soapbox
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