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A 7,000-Pound Car Smashed Through a Guardrail. That’s Bad News for All of Us. (slate.com)

submitted 8 months ago by boem@lemmy.world to c/technology@lemmy.world

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[–] grue@lemmy.world 50 points 8 months ago* (last edited 8 months ago) (1 children)

Speaking of road tax, you know that bad-faith argument about how cyclists need to pay our "fair share?" Well, I would be happy to pay 1¢ for my 10 kg bicycle if everybody with a car had to pay fairly by weight^4^.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 17 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Maybe it's because I don't really know anyone passionate on either side of this issue, but I've never heard of this argument. I know you said it's a bad faith argument, but I can't really imagine what a cyclist's fair share would be aside from maybe widening a road to add a bike lane lol

[–] Nurgle@lemmy.world 19 points 8 months ago (1 children)

You see it a lot on in the comment sections of local newspapers or the city specific subs on Reddit.

[–] RidgeDweller@sh.itjust.works 8 points 8 months ago

Makes sense, that's where my local NIMBYs hang too.

[–] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 3 points 8 months ago

I heard it on Top Gear.