Wait....what???Fun facts: not one of them is paying any road taxes
Wait....what???Fun facts: not one of them is paying any road taxes
-- not buying gasoline, and therefore not paying taxes that is *supposed* to be earmarked for roads.Wait....what???
Road taxes are paid at the pump, so, no they don't pay...... For now. As soon as I commit to one, you can rest assured they will from then on. No plans for one anytime soon, so they are safe for now.Wait....what???
Politicians prefer to deal with people that are easy to manipulate. Between them, and the Media, and of course, most folks not ever actually bothering to learn or research at the very least, the basic ideas, of the science that is being waved at them as a threat, the stupid are VERY easy to manipulate, thus making them target of a political minds offering up a supposed, no matter how far-fetched, solution.The question you have to ask is why did the science become politicized.
(Answer: Adapting was going to hurt someone's bottom line.)
Wait....what???
I saw a cyclist moving at likely more than 50km/hr on a bike lane along the Victoria Waterfront yesterday. He had some sort of air horn that he blasted at what looked like tourists trying to figure out where they were supposed to cross the road. Two were kids under 8. When I got to that point I couldn't figure out where to cross either.A lot of money is also spent on making roads "safer" for cyclists and they don't help pay for that either.
Yeppers. The gov't should not be picking business winners & losers.But I am against widespread wholesale implementation of any program that doesn't make sense on its own business merits.
Here in Alberta, I believe a piece of legislation was just passed levying a yearly flat $200 against all electric cars/trucks. While I encourage this, I believe that's a bit light.Fun facts: not one of them is paying any road taxes...
Yes but it's a good start. Taxes always go up.Here in Alberta, I believe a piece of legislation was just passed levying a yearly flat $200 against all electric cars/trucks. While I encourage this, I believe that's a bit light.
Seems fair.
I can foresee eventually a mileage based fee from the various Provincial and the Federal Governments.Yes but it's a good start. Taxes always go up.![]()
That is the million dollar question.A million years ago I rode a 50cc 2-stroke moped - a clunky pedal bike with a motor. Maximum speed of 45kph, mine was the up-engined 1978 model with a ground-pounding 1.6 hp.
And I had to license and insure before I could ride it on the road. Wear a proper motorcycle helmet, have functioning brake lights, headlight, and turn signals.
And to prove my masculinity and lack of fear, for those of you that know Vancouver, I used to ride this to work every morning from Kingsway and Slocan to Brentwood Mall in Burnaby, along Lougheed Highway.
So why don’t current electric scooters and bicycles that often far exceed the speed and hp limits of my moped not require licenses and insurance?
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Here in BC there are maximum allowed wattages that e-bike are supposed to be limited to. No doubt similar in other provinces. It's on the books, but in practice, pretty much unenforced.So why don’t current electric scooters and bicycles that often far exceed the speed and hp limits of my moped not require licenses and insurance?
Nice knucklehead! Harley's prettiest engine.My vote is for this one.
Ya I like to remind those guys that the handicap parking is for the physically handicapped not the mentally handicapped.It's as bad as the guy wearing jogging shorts and running shoes parking in a handicap spot.