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It barely fits in the bloody car park. So bad for pedestrians and the environment.

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[โ€“] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Since the amount of damage caused by bikes to infrastructure would be small, the govt could just slap a tax for the cost to the purchase price of every bike. Not saying I'd agree with it but there are ways to make all road users pay their share.

[โ€“] [email protected] 17 points 2 years ago

Surely human powered transport should have tax breaks in order to encourage adoption by promoting affordability though.