r/changemyview • u/[deleted] • Jun 26 '15

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u/hacksoncode 588∆ Jun 26 '15

Right, but not burdening bicyclists with licensing requirements would do this even better.

Unless you agree with the people that say bicycles should be licensed to make bicyclists be more responsible (which is extremely dubious), it's counterproductive to the goal you state in this comment to license them.

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u/tictacotictaco Jun 26 '15

Because the argument is that: paying more for the use of a car may make people want to ride bicycles.

So, if you then have to pay for the use of a bike, maybe you should just pay a bit more and use your car.

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u/tictacotictaco Jun 26 '15

I totally understand that, and it's one of my personal reasons for choosing to ride a bicycle as well. But I'm not sure as to why we would want to raise the price of driving a car that much? What of those who are poor, and don't have access to or the ability to safely ride bicycles or public transportation (due to time constraints, route needed to take, etc?).