Sometimes I wish for kickstarters on motorcycles again, then I look down at the scar on my shin and remember where it came from and thank electric starters…
So many misconceptions here. First., for those that think cyclists don’t belong on the road, in the US not only are bicycles considered vehicles and entitled to use the road, it’s in fact usually illegal to ride on the sidewalk (state and local laws vary). More often than not, adult cyclists are actually required by law to ride on the road!
Second, local roads are primarily paid for by income and property taxes, and not fuel taxes. Cyclists don’t materialize out of thin air, they are people with jobs and homes and pay their share of taxes too.
I believe “Do Metal Dogs Poop?” was the working title for the book “Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?”