Bikers subsidize drivers

Not only do we need more bikes for the environment, we need more bikes to balance local budgets! Taxes borne by drivers (fuel, registration, etc.) support highways. The cost of driving on local streets is mostly borne by non-driving-related taxes: sales taxes, property taxes. We're all sharing the cost, even those of us who drive less or not at all. Roads cost about 28 cents per mile of car driving. Bikes? Not quite a penny a mile.

To balance the road budget, we need 12 people commuting by bicycle for each person who commutes by car.

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