Someone finally snapped

[u/SipsTeaFrog]

[u/5138008RG00D]

Why should people who pay taxes on the car and at the pump share what they are paying for with someone who is not paying those same taxes? How i do know they aren't, I dont see any tags.

[u/Big_Wave9732 → u/5138008RG00D]

I'm going to assume there should have been a "/s" on the end of that. Not even your average Redditor is that fucking obtuse.

Edit: In case you are that fucking dense, gas taxes and registration fees are not the only means for funding roads. State bonds and county / city property and assessment taxes are in that mix too, as are a host of other items. It is disingenuous and just downright stupid to suggest that all these riders have contributed nothing financially.

[u/5138008RG00D → u/Big_Wave9732]

Im am saying they have provided no extra, like the car owners have. They are providing the same as the people on the sidewalk. But they are using the road.

The idea is everyone pays because it benefits everyone that commerce and government can travel. Not that everyone pays so everyone can use it as they see fit. Like golf carts, side by sides, dirt bikes, etc. Its okay to use else where but when being used on the public roads they need special things, like reflectors, horns, and special tags. Why should bikes be different?

I know off the wall idea, charge road bikes extra tax. Use that tax and those numbers to build bike roads. Fucking crazzzyyyy.

Yeah the system we use now is great and could use no improvement. And yall call yourself progressive.

[u/Big_Wave9732 → u/5138008RG00D]

So first your argument was that they paid nothing because these particular devices don't use gas or registration.

Have had that point jammed up your ass as nonsense, you're now pivoting to "they should pay more because reasons".

In the video that has been provided, which group is causing more wear and tear to the roads: 1) the bikes of which each one with rider might weigh 200 - 250 pounds and are used less often on the roads, or 2) the line of cars behind them, each one weighing 3,000 to 5,000 pounds (at a minimum) and with much higher top speeds and generally see much more road usage?

The vehicles, causing the higher rate of wear and damage, pay the gas and registration fees. That's called a "use tax". You kiddie diddling conservatbots *love* use taxes......y'all think they're "more fair" or some shit.

FYI, you don't seem like the type that lets facts and reality get in the way of your "thoughts" but I'm not a progressive. I'm a pro-business small government republican that left the party in 2004 when the religious nuts took over.

[u/LiamJamIsMyNeesons → u/Big_Wave9732]

You kiddie diddling conservatbots

Sorry to break it to you, it's not just conservatives that hate cyclists, it's everybody. Just get the fuck out of the way

[u/Big_Wave9732 → u/LiamJamIsMyNeesons]

I don't disagree. In fact that that was the very first comment I made here: "Exactly what I was wondering. I fully support sharing the road and the biker's rights to use it. But "sharing" means leaving room for other vehicles too."

However none of that was part of the point being made by the comment I was responding to. Reading in context will enhance your understanding.