The idea of charging cyclists a registration fee has been floated by lawmakers in Olympia, but not seriously considered in recent years. For each of the past several years, legislators have asked transportation officials at look into the idea of establishing such a program, said Paula Reeves, of the state Department of Transportation.
After talking with other states, the department believes the programs raise little money — if any — beyond what they cost to run, Reeves said. “We wouldn’t see a big opportunity to improve facilities with that kind of a program,” she said. “We also have some survey results that are fairly recent that show that most cyclists also own a car or multiple cars, so they’re paying license fees and gas taxes.”
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1 claudia // Mar 17, 2008 at 3:57 pm
A cyclist shouldn’t have to be licensed. There are enough controls placed on citizens already. Cycling is about freedom—leave it that way.
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