cyclists Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 09 Dec 2014 09:15:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Fuzzy Math, Washington State Wants to Tax Cyclist Carbon Emissions https://www.greenoptimistic.com/washington-state-wants-to-tax-cyclist-carbon-emissions-20130305/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/washington-state-wants-to-tax-cyclist-carbon-emissions-20130305/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 04:29:53 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=34478 That’s right, Washington State wants to tax cyclists for their use of the roads, citing carbon emissions and the fact they pay no gas tax. For the most part, the gas tax goes toward road maintenance, but since cyclists use no gasoline, then who pays for the infinitesimal wear and tear they inflict on the […]

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