[Mpls] bikes on roads

[Fuentes, Rick]

    I see this thread has been going on for a while, so I hope I'm not too
late to join the party.
    However, this statement requires comment.
    "if you live in Minneapolis and don't drive a car (yes, there is a
Minneapolis connection here) - you can rest assured that you are not
contributing one red cent to highways"
        Actually, if you paid for a Driver's License and still bike to work
as I do, your money goes to the general fund which pay for 60% of state
roadwork.    Tab fees pay most of the rest.    Unless there's federal
funding involved, but that still GR.
        And out of respect to you rollerbladers, walkers, and
stroller-pushing parents, I stay on the roads and off the multi-use trails.
I've had one too many toddler go left, when I say, "on your left."     
        A bicycle is a vehicle.    Same rights, same rules.

Rick Fuentes
Longfellow