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To: Tolerance Sucks Rocks

Roads were mostly private and tolled until the “Good Roads Movement” appeared in Rhode Island back in 1880, fomented by bicycle-riding “agitators”. Then counties and states started taking over maintenance and charging taxes for upkeep.


6 posted on 11/13/2015 8:21:50 PM PST by Olog-hai
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Those dang cyclists have always been a thorn, haven’t they ? < VBG >


9 posted on 11/13/2015 8:29:05 PM PST by Don W ( When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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Those dang cyclists have always been a thorn, haven’t they ? < VBG >


10 posted on 11/13/2015 8:29:05 PM PST by Don W ( When blacks riot, neighborhoods and cities burn. When whites riot, nations and continents burn.)
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