If the anti-bike, pro car folks believe we(we being cyclists. I also should own a car, pay for tags, gas, I own a house and pay taxes)should pick up the 3.5 million dollar tab, I believe-
First, come up with a figure that shows the cost for the ammount of damage that would be done to the road if every cyclist in portland drove a car daily instead of riding.
Second, Come up with a dollar amount that would be lost in taxes if many of the companies that have moved to Portland because of things like being the most bicycle friendly city in america. Adidas, Salomon, Keen, to name a few.
Third, how about a dollar figure for the increase in health issues from pollution if every cyclist started driving a car.
Please kindly remove these figures from our bill.
You could also figure out how much longer it would take to drive around town if every cyclist started to drive. Arguing that a cyclist getting on and off a bus takes a few minutes from you could be the most asinine thing I have ever heard. If we didn't ride our bikes, it would take you a lot longer to get around.
re: Bicycle Expenditures with Some Context
If the anti-bike, pro car folks believe we(we being cyclists. I also should own a car, pay for tags, gas, I own a house and pay taxes)should pick up the 3.5 million dollar tab, I believe-
First, come up with a figure that shows the cost for the ammount of damage that would be done to the road if every cyclist in portland drove a car daily instead of riding.
Second, Come up with a dollar amount that would be lost in taxes if many of the companies that have moved to Portland because of things like being the most bicycle friendly city in america. Adidas, Salomon, Keen, to name a few.
Third, how about a dollar figure for the increase in health issues from pollution if every cyclist started driving a car.
Please kindly remove these figures from our bill.
You could also figure out how much longer it would take to drive around town if every cyclist started to drive. Arguing that a cyclist getting on and off a bus takes a few minutes from you could be the most asinine thing I have ever heard. If we didn't ride our bikes, it would take you a lot longer to get around.