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In reply to the discussion: Driver Brags About Hitting Cyclist on Twitter; Learns Police Have Internet [View all]TekGryphon
(430 posts)37. I agree with you about bike lanes.
We're progressives. We're supposed to believe in everyone chipping in for the greater good.
As a motorist I have no problem with bike lanes existing, but I think it's ridiculous that the full cost for those bike lanes are put on motorists. Bikers who expect to get a free ride are no better than the conservatives who only vote for their own selfish interests and expect others to foot the bill.
The question is how do we tax bikers? A tax on bike tires? Tag requirements for bikes? I honestly don't know, but I think we need to think about it rationally.
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pokerfan
May 2013
OP
If we want to be technical, it's called the CAR TAX--but most people still call it Road Tax.
MADem
May 2013
#145
You pay a road tax in UK and display a disc which is evidence of such on your vehicle in UK.
MADem
May 2013
#144
I bet bicyclists delay her a few seconds at most. Hardly deserving of assault, hit/run, etc
Hoyt
May 2013
#8
most people who have never got up off their lazy ass might agree about that entitlement..
frylock
May 2013
#14
My area has bike lanes, crosswalks for the blind and sidewalks for wheelchair travelers.
freshwest
May 2013
#123
I commute to work by bike because I DON'T have a car. I'M not the asshole in this picture.
kestrel91316
May 2013
#22
Might I suggest that a mirror would be both accurate and apt at this precise moment in time...?
LanternWaste
May 2013
#30
I Understand! Did You Read The Other Comment About Wanting To Side Swipe Cyclists?
HangOnKids
May 2013
#55
On the occasions I encounter an idiot cyclist, I'm thankful they're not in a car...
HooptieWagon
May 2013
#79
On the occasions I encounter an idiot driver, I wish they were on a bicycle
Major Nikon
May 2013
#142
it's pretty close. that you entertain such fantasies says something about your thought processes.
HiPointDem
May 2013
#131
I ride everywhere I go - haven't owned a car for 30 of the last 35 years or so.
cliffordu
May 2013
#94
This problem is also being considered for electric vehicles since they don't pay a fuel tax.
progressoid
May 2013
#52
And the cost of those bike lanes is more than offset by the savings detailed by HooptieWagon.
Gormy Cuss
May 2013
#50
Let me get this straight. You want to tax bicyclists because they "sport an entitlement
rhett o rick
May 2013
#87
Please post a source that the bike lane costs are "wholly born by motorists"
Blue_Tires
May 2013
#95
so 95% of citizens paid for a benefit only 5% of people use? thats my ENTIRE point
galileoreloaded
May 2013
#106
No, about 70-80% of residents paid for something 100% COULD use if they wanted...
Blue_Tires
May 2013
#111
the roads need to be maintained for them as well as cars - make them license their bikes
leftyohiolib
May 2013
#15
OK. Then send the bill for Oil Wars and enviromental damage to car owners.
HooptieWagon
May 2013
#24
Look at its name: lefty tends to be a perjorative used by the RW, and I have noticed that most DUers
kestrel91316
May 2013
#34
While we're at it, we need to tax pedestrians, too. They use the sidewalks and DON'T EVEN PAY FOR
kestrel91316
May 2013
#21
Pedestrians need to be licensed and pay a higher rate than car drivers/autos.
kestrel91316
May 2013
#117
I am taxed through property taxes that go to the town highway department that builds local roads.
PoliticAverse
May 2013
#41
As a driver and cyclist, I already pay taxes. What more do you want from me?
DisgustipatedinCA
May 2013
#82
Riding on a non-bike lane street? Of course they are. As long as it's a public, local access road
Gormy Cuss
May 2013
#57
I believe arrogance is predicated on the individual rather than the vehicle...
LanternWaste
May 2013
#44
That's a smart move. Always making eye contact with any driver you're approaching.
calimary
May 2013
#71
this is why, on busy streets (which I try to avoid) you'll find me on the sidewalks...
KG
May 2013
#36
Thank you. I was almost run over when deciding to take a shortcut on a sidewalk.
Dawgs
May 2013
#171
i don't understand what the problem is, it's not like the subject line was misleading
JI7
May 2013
#129
I've been irritated by motorists as a cyclist, and irritated by cyclists as a motorist.
nomorenomore08
May 2013
#105
omg! "i have right of way"? well, i guess you're free to run over people...
HiPointDem
May 2013
#127