Severus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 days agoAccording to the fourth power law, a bicycle would need to travel on a road 160,000 times to cause as much wear and tear as a single motor vehicle trip.pbs.twimg.comexternal-linkmessage-square32linkfedilinkarrow-up1241file-text
arrow-up1241external-linkAccording to the fourth power law, a bicycle would need to travel on a road 160,000 times to cause as much wear and tear as a single motor vehicle trip.pbs.twimg.comSeverus_Snape@lemmy.world to Fuck Cars@lemmy.worldEnglish · edit-224 days agomessage-square32linkfedilinkfile-text
minus-squarephutatorius@lemmy.ziplinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·22 days agoOne consequence is that, even at the lowest exponent, there is absolutely no reason to charge vehicle tax on bikes, if the rationale is to compensate for externalities, rather than just brainlessly punishing cyclists.
One consequence is that, even at the lowest exponent, there is absolutely no reason to charge vehicle tax on bikes, if the rationale is to compensate for externalities, rather than just brainlessly punishing cyclists.