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Walking and cycling benefit society monetarily
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Walking and cycling benefit society monetarily

Motorists often say that they ‘pay for the roads’ because they pay so much in taxation, and think that other road users such as cyclists are sponging freeloaders. Of course, the truth is car drivers are being subsidised by non-drivers, to the extent that society pays €0.11 per kilometre in Europe. Which means that across […]

8 March 20241 May 2025Health Benefits, Motorists, Society, Taxation

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