So hypothetically, Because I’ve paid my taxes and if it were to become legal to roller skate on the roadway, I should do that because to heck with those bigger vehicles. I helped pay for that road?

RJH1 (A lot of bikes cost 1000s of dollars, so those guys taxes probably paid for part of the road.) Strictly a sales tax , Zero of that goes towards road improvements!

For some reason most bicycle riders seem to think that they do not have to obey the laws or show the same consideration when driving on a public road, they have an arrogance about them like they are out to prove something

I walk my mutt every morning between 6-6:30 and the most inconsiderate people are the ones on the bicycles.

I was thinking the federal and state tax on fuel pays the majority of roads. Don’t know how much of sales tax goes toward road construction and maintenance.

All I know is. . . . . Cyclists OFFEND me

Many Americans believe that drivers pay the full cost of the roads they use through gas taxes and other user fees. That has never been true, and it is less true now than at any other point in modern times.

Today, general taxes paid by all taxpayers cover nearly as much of the cost of building and maintaining highways as the gas tax and other fees paid by drivers. The purchasing power of gasoline taxes has declined as a result of inflation, improved vehicle fuel economy, and the recent stagnation in driving. As a result, so-called “user fees” cover a shrinking share of transportation costs.

The time has come for policy-makers to recognize something that has been true for years, but is especially true today: we all pay for America’s roads.

Short-term funding patches – even modest increases in the gas tax – won’t change that. Nor will they be enough to enable America to achieve a 21st century transportation system. Doing so will require bold rethinking of how we raise transportation money and how we spend it in the years to come.

RJH1 if you’re a considerate rider, thank you. Please come to DFW and show these idiots a thing or 2. They’re not

I don't think i would ride there, way too much traffic for me. I don't even like driving over there

In Abilene we have some real rear ends driving cars and pickups that are inconsiderate. Overall the bicyclists are pretty good here.

It is amazing how quickly they get the message when you don't slow and take advantage of every single inch of the road that you are entitled to.....

Equal in the eyes of the law, yes. I drive a Tundra but I bet the hell out of a Kenworth’s way every time.

If the cyclists are so equal, then get on the interstate hwy.

I never find it appropriate to yield...

I think you a re a bike rider.....

[quote=TXHOGSLAYER]Near the curb is subjective (we recommend leaving a cushion of about three feet) but the law gives a cyclist the right to take the lane when necessary for safety.

Your powers of deduction are amazing, especially since i said i like to ride in the first post I made in this thread......