Cyclists are, generally and with a few exceptions, a menace on the hiways and byways and ought to be taxed off the road.
At the very least they ought to have annual licence plates for their contraptions, compulsory third-party and property damage insurance, five year cyclists licences with photo and signature (for which they should sit a test), and they ought to pay a mileage levy just like diesel trucks do, to pay a contribution to the roads that they otherwise use for free. This latter tax could be used to pay for the dedicated cycle lanes that cyclists seem to constantly demand.
Recognizing that kids ride bikes, the above measures should exempt children under the age of eighteen, who should therefore ride on sidewalks and walk their cycles as pedestrians across intersections. As novice riders they should be prohibited to ride alongside roads where the speed limit exceeds 50 MPH, and they should be prohibited to ride after dark or before sunrise.
Sounds sensible to me.
Wow, maybe you should report all of the cyclists in this thread to flag@whitehouse.gov since you can’t be tolerant and respectful of the differing thoughts and action of your fellow citizens.
We should ban putting boats and RV’s on public roads too, since they’re also a slow and dangerous menace.
That's insanely dangerous. Here in Toronto 3/4 of all collisions between bicycles and cars occur on sidewalks (car pulls out of driveway and gets hit), and just a few days ago a woman was killed when a cyclist ran her down on the sidewalk. The safest thing to do is widen the curb lanes a foot or two (just a matter of moving the lines) so that cars can get around them.
"...Cyclists are, generally and with a few exceptions, a menace on the hiways and byways and ought to be taxed off the road. At the very least they ought to have annual licence plates for their contraptions, compulsory third-party and property damage insurance, five year cyclists licences with photo and signature (for which they should sit a test), and they ought to pay a mileage levy just like diesel trucks do, to pay a contribution to the roads that they otherwise use for free. This latter tax could be used to pay for the dedicated cycle lanes that cyclists seem to constantly demand.Sounds sensible to me..."
These are not suggestions one would anticipate from a fellow FReeper as they're VERY leftist in nature. All that taxing you proposed? Really?
The second thing to keep in mind is cyclists already pay their share. I own three cars and a motorcycle that are registered and insured. Do you also promote "road use taxes" for pedestrians who walk along the shoulder...who also likely own cars, trucks, and motorcycles, too?