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Extra_Masterpiece_47 t1_iu2bfhj wrote

It's time for bicyclists to start paying their fair share. There should without a doubt be a registered user if it is your means of transportation. All this infrastructure for a single use. Does anybody know how much all these bike lanes have cost?

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nomolurcin t1_iu2lar7 wrote

The wear and tear to a road is proportional to the fourth power of the weight of the vehicle, which means cars cause orders and orders of magnitude more damage to roads than bikes. And the gas tax doesn’t even come close to covering road maintenance costs, so we bike riders have been covering the costs of roads through our taxes anyway.

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AccomplishedGrab6415 t1_iu2x1sv wrote

Gas taxes aren't even earmarked specifically for road maintenance. They go to a general fund where they can get spent on literally anything. Cars haven't been paying their own way since the dawn of time.

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AccomplishedGrab6415 t1_iu2wyjg wrote

What a classic way to tell the world you don't know how roads are funded.

Bikes have already paid not only for their infrastructure, but they've subsidized your car's lanes for DECADES.

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