My brother sent me a link to a story about a proposed bike tax in the state of Oregon:
http://www.katu.com/news/local/40905997.html Interestingly, the tax is being proposed by a former law enforcement officer who doesn't bike: http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/06/a-conversation-with-rep-krieger-about-his-bike-registration-bill/ My choice snippet: "Krieger — a 28-year veteran of the State Police — said he’s “not into it myself” when I asked if he rides, but he did say that it’s “a good alternative way of transportation.” Throughout our conversation, any talk of riding would quickly turn to how people on bikes are the ones contributing to unsafe conditions on Oregon’s roadways. “They create quite a hazard sometimes,” he said at one point when he mentioned recreational riders" Interestingly, a 2007 report suggests that drivers in Portland are overrepresented as at fault in car-bike crashes: http://www.katu.com/news/specialreports/11219826.html _______________________________________________ Bikies mailing list [email protected] http://lists.danenet.org/listinfo.cgi/bikies-danenet.org
