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Old June 16th 19, 10:13 PM posted to uk.rec.cycling
Simon Jester
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Default Time to reintroduce Road Tax

On Sunday, June 16, 2019 at 7:49:56 PM UTC+1, Kerr-Mudd,John wrote:
On Sun, 16 Jun 2019 17:52:12 GMT, Simon Jester
wrote:


Road damage is the 4th power of axle loading which means a 1000kg car
causes 100 million times as much damage to our roads as a 10kg
bicycle. If cyclists pay 1p per year Road Tax how much should
motorists pay?



Be reasonable, one should include the driver/passenger/cyclist's weight as
well. 70kg per cyclist, 120kg per car occupant.


So it's only 10 million.
Modern cars with their 'safety' features such as air bags, impact bars, crumple zones and anti-thought brakes weigh far more than their counterparts of old.
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