• dadarobot
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    22
    arrow-down
    2
    ·
    18 hours ago

    while biking doesnt need fuel subsidies, paved roads are quite nice.

    • Naich@piefed.world
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      11
      arrow-down
      1
      ·
      15 hours ago

      I don’t know about anywhere else, but in the UK, most roads are paid for from general taxation.

      • Danquebec@sh.itjust.works
        link
        fedilink
        English
        arrow-up
        7
        arrow-down
        1
        ·
        14 hours ago

        Which is a subsidy.

        It’s also why we say that cars are heavily subsidized: road maintenance, parking spaces, large bridges… all costs that would be significantly down if urban areas were organized around public transit and active transit.

        Car infrastructure is a cost paid by all for the benefit of only a part of society.

    • the_q@piefed.social
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      6
      ·
      16 hours ago

      They’re awful for the environment and are facilitated by our car-centric society.