Comments on: Who pays for the roads? http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/ Musings on politics and the way things work (or don't) in coastal Georgia Wed, 20 Aug 2008 14:22:32 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=MU By: Austin Cycle News » Info Lead stories » A great rebuttal to the “paying your way” argument. http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-43 Austin Cycle News » Info Lead stories » A great rebuttal to the “paying your way” argument. Sun, 13 Jul 2008 13:35:25 +0000 http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-43 [...] http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/ [...] [...] http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/ [...]

]]> By: The Savannah Bicycle Campaign » Blog Archive » Attitude adjustment http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-36 The Savannah Bicycle Campaign » Blog Archive » Attitude adjustment Tue, 06 May 2008 02:38:30 +0000 http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-36 [...] it with their tag and gas taxes, right? Not so, according to this study. As I have previously noted elsewhere, After examination of the direct and indirect costs of road building and maintenance, gasoline [...] [...] it with their tag and gas taxes, right? Not so, according to this study. As I have previously noted elsewhere, After examination of the direct and indirect costs of road building and maintenance, gasoline [...]

]]> By: John http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-4 John Fri, 30 Nov 2007 14:51:35 +0000 http://coastalsense.wordpress.com/2007/11/29/who-pays-for-the-roads/#comment-4 Great post, Clint. You are 100 percent correct. Bicyclists and pedestrians pay too, even though our streets are too often designed to maximize the flow of motor vehicle traffic, which in turn makes them difficult, dangerous or impossible for pedestrians and cyclists to use. Rather than viewing cyclists as irritants, I wish we could see them for what they are. Every bicycle on our streets means less competition for parking spaces, less wear and tear on streets and other infrastructure, less coolant and transmission fluid washed into the marsh, cleaner air, and a healthier population. To take it a step further, everyone who decides to go by bike is doing his or her (small) part to reduce fuel costs for folks who can't or won't leave their cars at home. After all, if everyone drives, demand for gasoline increases and prices rise. Great post, Clint. You are 100 percent correct. Bicyclists and pedestrians pay too, even though our streets are too often designed to maximize the flow of motor vehicle traffic, which in turn makes them difficult, dangerous or impossible for pedestrians and cyclists to use.

Rather than viewing cyclists as irritants, I wish we could see them for what they are. Every bicycle on our streets means less competition for parking spaces, less wear and tear on streets and other infrastructure, less coolant and transmission fluid washed into the marsh, cleaner air, and a healthier population. To take it a step further, everyone who decides to go by bike is doing his or her (small) part to reduce fuel costs for folks who can’t or won’t leave their cars at home. After all, if everyone drives, demand for gasoline increases and prices rise.

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