Cyclists

[Bill Bess]

Glyn,

I capitulate! You win!

I'm just an old 65 year old retiree that is on the government dole anyway and I enjoy all the benefits of getting older, including riding my bike for excercise.

I also spend plenty on my Cobra stuff as you do, so I feel its not too much to ask to use the roads.
Are you suggesting that little kids pay to ride their Big Wheels and bikes around? Some things should remain "Free" in this country, we don't need bigger government to regulate everything. Those "far lefter's" would like the folks in Washington control every part of our lives.

Anyway, I'll be more than happy to pay a road fee..providing the annual sticker is really cool looking.

Best to You and Yours, Bill

[wtm442]

Originally Posted by Bill Bess

Anyway, I'll be more than happy to pay a road fee..providing the annual sticker is really cool looking.

Wait one minute ... if you start taxing cyclists, will they start taxing me for walking on the road? Maybe place a sticker on my a$$? Put up toll booths on the sidewalks? What if you are walking a dog? Where do you put the sticker so they do not scratch it off? How about kids walking to school?

Politicians will tax anything they can think of, as long as the uproar is very small so they can be re-elected. If they believe their re-election chances will be greatly diminished by a new tax (license, fee, etc), it will NOT be implemented.