There's seemingly no end to politicians and science stupidity

[thewayne]

A Washington state representative wants to tax bicycles because 'it isn't good for the environment.' You see, when you're riding a bike, your respiration rate goes up and that increases your expiration of carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas and bad for the environment.

Sadly, I am not making this shit up. This guy believes that driving a car is better for the environment than riding a bike.

He also argues that bicyclists don't pay road tax, when in Seattle gas tax pays for only 4% of the Seattle Department of Transportation budget, state-wide the gas tax pays for a quarter of the State DOT budget. Most bicyclists also drive cars, so his argument falls rather flat.

The stupid, it BURNS!

http://www.seattlebikeblog.com/2013/03/02/state-lawmaker-says-bicycling-is-not-good-for-the-environment-should-be-taxed/

http://science.slashdot.org/story/13/03/04/1238258/state-rep-says-biking-is-not-earth-friendly-because-breathing-produces-co2

Comments

[thewayne.livejournal.com]

They are certainly part of the problem. There is a movement underway to make Texas a more Democratic state to lessen the strength of the RNC. It will be interesting to see how it plays out over the next few years.