LETTER: Gas tax doesn't give cyclists less right to the roads

LETTER: Gas tax doesn't give cyclists less right to the roads

There is a reoccurring myth about how much motorists pay for the roads through the gas tax, and because cyclists do not pay the tax then they have no right to use the road. Several years ago I asked the provincial government how much of the gas tax is spent on the roads. They did not know, it all goes into general revenue. After digging a bit, the best estimates are less that 20% of provincial roads are financed by the gas tax and none of munici…