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That tax argument has never really made sense to me. As an avid cyclist, I don't know anyone that owns a bike but doesn't also own a car. I'm sure they exist in big cities, but I've never met them.
It's not meant to make sense; it's meant to sound 'truthy' (which is not the same as 'truthful') enough to serve as an excuse try to attack cyclists as not deserving to use the road.
The reality is, road wear and tear goes up with the fourth power of vehicle weight. If cyclists were taxed 1¢ and other road users were taxed fairly and proportionally, the average sedan driver would be taxed thousands of dollars, and 18-wheeler drivers would be taxed millions.