State Lawmaker Defends Bike Tax: Says Biking Not Good For Environment
And he doesn’t think it’s good for you, either.
Representative Ed Orcutt (R – Kalama) does not think bicycling is environmentally friendly because the activity causes cyclists to have “an increased heart rate and respiration.”
This is according to comments he made in an email to a constituent who questioned the wisdom of a new bike tax the legislature is considering as part of a large transportation package…
“You would be giving off more CO2 if you are riding a bike than driving in a car,” he said. However, he said he had not “done any analysis” of the difference in CO2 from a person on a bike compared to the engine of a car
h/t to Liberaland reader William
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thinkingwomanmillstone May 17th, 2015 at 16:47
okay…that is the dumbest statement by a republican that I have read in a very long time. Give him a trophy not just a participation ribbon.
Robert Kennedy May 19th, 2015 at 20:37
How can you tell, there are so many and you can’t remember them all. (Unless you’re Marilu Henner)
mrbigstuff May 18th, 2015 at 06:22
Maybe we should stop walking too?
atunionbob May 18th, 2015 at 13:20
As Bugs Bunny used to say…”What a maroon”!!!!
atunionbob May 18th, 2015 at 13:42
OH boy…
cecilia May 19th, 2015 at 09:57
There should be a Stupid Tax – we’d make a fortune