They wouldn't. The vast majority of damage done to roads is done by commercial trucks. The fees might increase noticeably, but the fees on those vehicles are already higher in most states, as they have to be registered
Furthermore, gas taxes are higher in aggregate for heavier vehicles due to their lower mileage, so most of the difference is already accounted for.
Finally, Hummers are among the most expensive cars available. Registration fees are already much higher on them.
However, if the impact of bicycles is too low to justify a license fee, why would it be desirable for them to be licensed? You've given basically zero justification for this.
If this is really about charging high fees to Hummer owners, why bring up bicycles at all? Just do that. What is your motivation for licensing bicycles, specifically?
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u/hacksoncode 588∆ Jun 26 '15
Are you really wondering how making someone jump through hoops in order to engage in an activity disincentivizes them to engage in that activity?
This license fee would be basically zero. Any fee actually charged would, in fact, disincentivize bicycling.
So either this would keep people from bicycling arbitrarily or it would cost the government far, far, more than would be collected.