Originally Posted by
Bekologist
well, then, its far past time to restrict motor vehicles damaging the roads then! bikes have nothing to do with degradation of transportation infrastructure.
the US Supreme court back in the 1920 recognized the damage caused by motor vehicles was grave and allowed states to adapt licensing and fees for motor vehicle use.
where do the apologists for motoring come from in a forum about bicycling? jumpin jiminy.
It doesn't take much reading of your posts to understand that your not one of those people who let reason or facts get in the way of your preconceived notions, so I probably shouldn't waste my time.
Sure, by all means restrict motor vehicles from the roads paid for by motor vehicle taxes...
Of course, you might find the supply of food at the grocery stores a little sparse. After all, it is cargo vehicles, like trucks, that do a disproportionate share of the damage to the road surface.
And in a few years with no motor vehicles, and hence no taxes to pay for upkeep those empty roads will be in pretty poor shape. Why, you ask, because even unused road surfaces degrade pretty rapidly.
But that's all right you keep believing in your utopic view of the world.