Re: Risk Homeostasis - Drivers and Cyclists

"Dorre" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> Mark Leuck <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> :> Sorry, but this can only be decribed as Clearly Bollocks.  There are
few
> :> vehicles used for private transportation comparable in size with the
> :> standard US pickup or SUV, and note that which full-size pickups
dominate
> :> the US market, the best selling cars in Europe are the size of the Ford
> :> Focus or VW Golf.
>
> : Sorry I had forgotten to factor in the truck market, still I'd much
rather
> : have a system where I can choose what I want to drive than having it
forced
> : on my by massive tax increases on fuel and misguided governments.
>
>   Many of us would consider governments misguided if they don't embrace
> the user pays principle for driving.  Gas taxes should cover the cost
> of the roads.  It's fair enough for you to chose what you want to
> drive, as long as you don't expect other people to pay for that choice.
>
>   Dorre

Gas taxes SHOULD cover the roads but they don't, in the end the gas tax ends
up being another convenient (and hidden) way government gets more money to
waste