And pedestrians, cyclist and such pay nothing. We should easily gate all sidewalks and make them pay fair share of cost needed to build that infra. Just have payment terminals before and after each crosswalk allowing them to pay their fair share of use of roads.

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koliber 2 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Road damage is proportional to the 4th power of the weight of the thing that passes over them.

I hope you were just making a snarky joke as there is effectively no road damage done by pedestrians and cyclists.

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Ekaros an hour ago | parent [-]

They are still free loading on infra they have not paid for. I see no reason not to make them share the cost too especially for the space they need to be dedicated to them.

	▲	thelastgallon an hour ago \| parent \| next [-]
		The local communities paid for that infra. With zoning laws and during the development of subdivision. The cost of land for their lot reflects the additional land cost and and infra developed. They also pay utility connection fee so the city can build plumbing/sewage infra. Also, homeowners pay 3% property tax (Texas). This pays for everything local, schools, roads, police, parks and a ton of other things. Homeowners also pay their HOAs, while not as much as property taxes, this covers a ton of things within their subdivisions. The super rich are free loading on all of this infrastructure.
	▲	Symbiote an hour ago \| parent \| prev \| next [-]
		Pedestrians and cyclists save money by reducing healthcare costs, sick days, aged care etc. They should get a credit each time they use a road.
	▲	briffle an hour ago \| parent \| prev [-]
		My state charges a fee for every new bicycle that is purchased in the state to help cover costs.

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thibaut_barrere 2 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Pressure on the road, and profits, are not similar to those induced by pedestrians and cyclists.