Lynne Cuevas
I did see that and wrote my letter just addressing the double tax issue that I think is unfair.
--- On Tue, 3/10/09, craig austin wrote:
From: craig austin
Subject: Re: [OBRA Chat] FW: HB 3008
To: "Long, Steve"
Cc: obra@list.obra.org
Date: Tuesday, March 10, 2009, 1:51 PM
Steve, and everyone else who's helping our cause by writing letters, be sure to get the facts straight. I've seen many, many comments of "what about the kids, why should they have to pay this fee?" The bill as explained on bikeportland.org and other sites specifies that only riders over 18 would be subject to the registration.
http://bikeportland.org/2009/03/06/mandatory-bike-registration-bill-introduced-in-salem/
I'm not saying don't write letters, but your credibility is greatly enhanced when you get the facts right.
Craig
2009/3/10 Long, Steve
Comments that I sent to State Rep Schaufler.
From: Long, Steve
Sent: Tuesday, March 10, 2009 1:36 PM
To: 'rep.mikeschaufler@state.or.us'
Subject: HB 3008
Mr. Schaufler,
many of us in the cycling community are stunned that you would be a co-sponsor of this bill. We believe it is a misguided and bad piece of legislation. I read your comment about it being your goal to get everyone that shares the road to help bare the costs to maintain it.
I ride a bike, I drive a car, I own a home and I pay the same taxes that you do. My bike has a negligible effect on any road surface that I ride on. Why on God's green Earth should I be double taxed to help pay for roads? Since I buy gas, have to pay to register my car and have to pay taxes on my home your bill would be double taxing me.
Additionally, what about all the children that ride bicycles? Should those kids have to pay taxes too? How about their parents being double taxed? Should that happen?
Also, bike lanes, those that we do have, are largely funded by Federal dollars. Bicycles are good for our economy. If you want bicycled to help pay for the negligible effects that they have on roads, put a tiny little exise tax on bicycle tires.
Steve Long
Milwaukie, OR
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