Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gateway to urban progress

Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by peoplefromibiza on Monday September 12, 2022 @03:09PM (#32815266)

> making this a tough battle.

well, they have some strong arguments.

In my Country cars are worth 77 billion euros in taxes every year.

If my country was a free market utopia like US, people would be screaming that they paid for those roads and it's their right to use them exclusively.

Bikes aren't worth that much, unfortunately.

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Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by uavals on Monday September 12, 2022 @04:13PM (#32816246)

Its not so simple as “I paid I, so I do what I want”.

Are roads funded exclusively from tax collected from car taxes? Aren’t bicycle and public transport users also funding roads also? Even if indirectly, by going to a shop that use those roads for supplies.

As far as I heard, roads cost a LOT to maintain (and more to build). 77 billion might be a small bucket in the ocean depending on the country.

This is public space, your freedom to drive a car impacts my commute time by bus.

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Re:Bikes, not self driving cars, are the technological gatew... by tremon on Tuesday September 13, 2022 @06:26AM (#32822493)

Cars also cause a lot more road wear than bikes do, and they require a lot more road surface area than bikes. It makes perfect sense that car users pay for the majority of road maintenance.

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