How to pee Off an Arrogant Pedalcyclist 4355Which I and practically all other adult bicyclists pay. The road fund has a net benefit everytime we use our bicycles. More than enough to cover those who don't own motor vechicles. The...
Brent P
Most locations don't depend on property taxes to pay for roads. User fee's in the form of gas taxes are the primary source of funds for road construction and maintenance. Maybe if they actually used your property taxes to maintain roads, they would cover your personal wear and tear on the roads, but I doubt they cover your share of the maintenance if only bikes used the roads, and they certainly wouldn't come close to covering the initial construction cost. Around here, gasoline tax money is routinely diverted to pay for bike paths, despite many streets that are in poor condition.
Roads deteriorate whether they are used or not. Since bike riders aren't paying user fee's like car drivers, they aren't even covering the cost of age related deterioration. And I am not at all sure the wear is unmeasurable. It might be unmeasurable for one bike, but how about if there were thousands of bikes? The pressure exerted by bike tires per unit area or probably greater than car tires.
Good for you, but if it wasn't for the cars and user fee revenue that they generate, you probably would not have the roads.
My car can go as fast as a semi, a bicycles can't go as fast as a car. It is difficult for me to run stop lights and signs or gutter pbutt in my car. Cyclist do it all the time.
Ed
