We hate (well, perhaps that’s not right – love) to point out that there’s no such thing as road tax these days. In countries like the UK, any tax paid on cars is usually based on the emission rating of the car’s engine.
Yes, a small proportion of cyclists ignore stop signs or red lights, but so do a small percentage of drivers – hell, there are plenty of jaywalking pedestrians out there, too. Just because some cyclists run stop signs, please – PLEASE – don’t think that ALL cyclists do.
This refrain – and many similar variants, which we expand on later – is commonly spouted by irate, supposedly time-poor drivers who are hell-bent on ensuring cars maintain their supposed importance over any other form of transport.
Although laws vary from state to state, biking on the sidewalk is legal in the US, so long as you give way to pedestrians. In the UK, where it’s illegal to cycle on the pavement.