>>1832476Just to be a pedant:
>consume no fuel>fourth power lawRegarding the latter, due to road wear growing by the power of four as the weight of the vehicle increases, a car is 160 000 times(!) more destructive than a bicycle, and a truck is 15 000 times more destructive than a car. Considering that, trucks are really the only thing road engineers have to really take into account, and a mass of bicyclists is a vanishingly negligible factor compared to a single car.
Actually, trucks should be taken off the roads and their soft tarmac, and be replaced with trains (or cargo trams, hah) where feasible. Road maintenance costs would drop dramatically, although the elements will still inevitably collect their due (although, not too much in comparison).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fourth_power_lawReally, bicyclists should BE PAID, not pay, for using the roads, as little wear as they cause. By cagers, preferably, as an act of gratitude. As much as they hate road work, they should be thankful.
