Only 3 states Delaware, Montana, and New Jersey raise enough revenue from cars to fully cover their highway spending.
The remaining 47 states and the District of Columbia must make up the difference with tax revenues from other sources
By diverting general funds to roadway spending, the burden of paying for the roads falls on all taxpayers, including people who drive very little or may not drive at all.
Source: https://taxfoundation.org/data/all/state/state-road-taxes-funding/
Those same people can STFU unless they want to waive all their rights to police protection, ambulance service, or fire department response.
police protection lmao
if removing roads means the police can’t get around then we should do it ASAP, it would save so many lives
Emergency services are paid for by property taxes. Completely independent of what kind of vehicle people do (or do not) use.
Explain.
Do police, ambulance, and fire need 4 lane stroads packed with gridlock, or 18 lane highways filled with traffic congestion to function properly?
We can have a working road system for emergency services, transport, and public transportation without the burden of car dependency.
Protected bike lanes / bus lanes / tramway can also be used by ambulances, fire department and police in case of emergency. They even have better response times due to not being stuck on car traffic
So yeah, I’d rather have my tax dollars being used in that kind of infrastructure, instead of only on car centric designs
Mr. Owl, how many libertarians does it take to solve a bear problem?
It depends… black bear or brown bear? https://youtu.be/PYkWWnZm6-w
Drivers whining about bike lanes etc. can STFU first. Then, and only then, you might have had a point.