Road tax is the wrong stick to hit cyclists with

摘要

William Bowie draws our attention to the "facts" that bikes account for 0％ of road revenue. On this point, I would argue that cars generate only a tiny percentage of road revenue through tolls. "Road tax", that is, a tax on motorists that is set aside purely for use on road maintenance, was abolished in 1937. There are now more households with two cars than with no car at all, so the likelihood is that the person on their bike has left at least one car on the driveway at home.