Old 02-28-19, 03:54 PM
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The whole "user fee" topic raises the question of how the costs are calculated.

If I never ride on MUPs (which are just more dangerous sidewalks) then the only impact I have (since bikes do no harm to roads) would be using painted bike lanes ... but I would ride the same space whether there were bike lanes or not (and more often there are not.) So my question is, how am I costing anything, by riding my bike? How is the cost assessed? How is the overall cost of all cyclists assessed?

But that is crap because as has been shown, no government runs on "user fees." There is a "General Fund" for a good reason.

Further .... if one were to push "user fees," I want my money back. I use my car about half-a-dozen times a year and already pay an annual registration fee. Somebody is driving extra miles on my dime ....
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