Fair enough, my Canadian bias snuck in there.

Seems strange to me, but you do you!

Wouldn’t you be common-law after 35 years?

I wonder if you could improve that system by creating localised star sector governments, and divesting the currently centralized power to them?

Good thing I’ve got a longtail, so I can fit a “Fuck Ford’s Policies” sticker.

Cars

Do they want to get to places on those cars, or do they want to get to places and cars are the only (or only practical) way?

No case yet, I was given a warning not charged.

I’ll still reach out, they’re likely tied into the right people.

Is still vehicle, but makes less traffic, takes less space, and requires less signalisation.

Specifically I was on a two lane road on front of a Tim Hortons. Because where else would a cop be hanging out.

No set fine, it’s a court appearance; according to the cop who pulled me over.

E-bike then 🤣

I mean, that’s an option too. Bike could pay 1/8th-1/12th the amount cars do based on amount of road used.

Of course, there’s the whole problem of cars don’t fucking pay for the roads. In Ontario, vehicle registration is a whopping $32. Since the average car lifespan in Canada is around 11 years, Ontario vehicles pay less than $3 per year (less however much of the registration fee is administration and overhead)

Since bikes take up abouth 1/10th the road, they would pay $3 for registration.

I am more than happy to pay road tax by fourth power law axle weight on all my bicycles.

Also the wealth hording.

At the same time it could become unreasonable for individuals to research all the local ordinances they may encounter in a 20 mile trip.

It is extremely reasonable. Drivers are always responsible to learn the laws of places they drive. Are you only required to follow the law of your plate’s state/province? Is turning right on red in NYC okay if you are plated outside the city?

Faceplate screws in places I’ve worked: | | | | |

Faceplate screws in my own house: | / \ X = √

Specific to the USA “70-78% of Americans live paycheck to paycheck” source

One of my coworkers believes bicycles cause car congestion. All car congestion, even the stuff on highways.

Pretty sure Wales changed speed limits overnight, not the physical design of every road.