Originally Posted by
fn1889m
I would respectfully disagree.
Each state funds roads differently. In Washington gas tax is one method, as well as license fees. (Washington has no income tax.) Paying a modest one-time tax on a bike purchase to fund roads gives a clear right to demand fair use when lobbying. The "I helped pay for it" argument (or at least stopping the "You did not pay for it" argument) is worth $25 or $50. Washington roads are in bad repair. This is a fair fee.
The argument simply proceeds to "you only paid $50" then.. and you're no better off. If it was fair use, we should get the whole lane and be able to travel on freeways then, no?
The extraneous fees on motor vehicles are because their presence on the road requires magnitudes of additional space and maintenance, in addition to causing pollution.