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In article <D.Nash-1111940958320001@bubba.ots.utexas.edu>, D.Nash@utexas.edu (Donald L. Nash) writes:
> No it isn't ridiculous.  You pay a specific tax on your car (the license
> plate), which goes to road creation and upkeep.  That's the whole notion
> behind license plates, to make the road users pay for the roads they use. 
> Bike owners do not pay this tax but they get to use the roads anyway. 
> Property taxes, sales taxes, income taxes, etc. that bike owners do pay
> aren't dedicated specifically to road creation and upkeep.

	But compared to the amount of damage a bicyle does to a roadway,
it probably plenty.

> Try driving in the UT area during rush hour.  The lanes are narrow and
> there are a lot of bicyclists because of all the students at UT.  They do
> get in the way around here.

	So?  Here in Dallas, the there are a lot of CARS during rush hour
and they get in the way, too.  If we all rode bikes, we could fit a lot 
more people on the road (for an exagerated view on this, go see the
Hotter'n'Hell Hundred in Wichita Falls - 12,000+ cyclists!).

> Please stick to the topic.  Bikes may be environmentally friendly and
> healthful, but this has nothing to do with the topic being discussed. 
> Someone asserted that bikers have the same rights and responsibilities as
> drivers and I have challenged that assertion.

	Okay, we have the same rights as documented by the Texas Motor
Vehicle Code.  While on the rode, we have the same responsiblities to
obey the traffic laws (speed, stop signs, etc...) as any other vehicle
as documented by the Texas Motor Vehicle Code.  Now, if you want to
read the Texas Motor Vehicle Code and tell me why you believe you have
more rights than cyclists, I'd be happy to see your reference.

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