> Do cyclists pay for their road usage? A better question is: do automobile users? And the answer is: no. Roads are subsidized: https://taxfoundation.org/gasol

> Do cyclists pay for their road usage? A better question is: do automobile users? And the answer is: no. Roads are subsidized: https://taxfoundation.org/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-only-half-state-local-road-spending/ https://taxfoundation.org/gasoline-taxes-and-user-fees-pay-o... > when I need to get from Mountain View to the Hayward Airport at 4:30am Well it sounds like the right tool for that job. But that doesn't mean it's the right tool for every job or even most of them. > Going from Palo Alto to Livermore on public transport is practically impossible That's a political choice that those places made. It can be fixed if there's the will to do so.