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   XPost: alt.autos.toyota, rec.autos.driving, alt.society.liberalism   
   XPost: alt.fan.michael-moore   
   From: thetibetanmonkey@gmail.com   
      
   On Jan 19, 2:07 pm, Dänk 42Ø  wrote:   
   > On Fri, 18 Jan 2013 14:49:06 -0800, His Highness the Wise TibetanMonkey, a   
   > Voice from the Wilderness wrote:   
   >   
   > > On Jan 18, 11:51 am, Tim <8.tim.har...@gmail.com> wrote:   
   > >> hey monkey... is it technically killing them if they run under the   
   > >> downward step?   
   >   
   > >> Tim   
   >   
   > > No, that's like driving an SUV and crushing a cyclist. It's just an   
   > > accident. Can the world live without cyclists? Yes it can if you believe   
   > > in predatory capitalism.   
   >   
   > Since you mention capitalism, it should be noted that public roads are   
   > built to facilitate commerce, by enabling the transport of goods from   
   > point A to point B using large petrol-powered vehicles.  Those vehicles   
   > and their fuel are taxed to pay for the roads' maintenance.  Bicycles are   
   > not subject to those taxes, meaning they get to use the roads for free.   
   >   
   > Ideally, every city would have a network of bike paths, completely   
   > separated from vehicle roads.  But this costs money, and if automobile   
   > drivers are required to pay to build and maintain the roads they use,   
   > bicycle riders should be expected to pay for the bike paths they use.   
   > Since bicycles consume no fuel that can be taxed, this leaves a hefty   
   > registration fee as the only option.   
      
   You want to tax pedestrians as well? Is that the reason many cities   
   don't have sidewalks at all?   
      
   How about us cyclists taking advantage of the same roads without   
   costing a penny? Is our crawl too slow for drivers? Are we less human?   
   Less consummers perhaps?   
      
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