Roadshow: Instead of taxing bicyclists for being on the road, how about rewarding them?

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Roadshow: Instead of taxing bicyclists for being on the road, how about rewarding them?
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“We cyclists save car drivers TONS of money. Stop complaining about the paltry amount of money spent on a few gallons of green paint to make roads safer for bicyclists.”

Q: I think the desire to make bicyclists share road costs is crazy. I drive a car and ride a bike. My bicycling has far less impact on roads. If bicyclists had to pay their share of road wear, not to mention smog production, they would pay nothing.Q: You say bicyclists should pay licenses and insurance. As a bicyclist, I say: bring it on. That means bicyclists should be treated the same as cars, right? Every road should have a bike lane! And bike parking on every block! It’d only be fair.

Also, bike lanes and bike paths cost $5,000-$50,000 per mile, a lot less than the $77M per mile for urban freeways. We cyclists save car drivers TONS of money. Stop complaining about the paltry amount of money spent on a few gallons of green paint to make roads safer for bicyclists. Enjoy the benefits you get every time someone cycles instead of driving.Look for Gary Richards at

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