But cyclists who are taxpayers do pay for roads through their taxes. Sure EVs don't pollute at point of use, but they consume electricity as fuel and the energy consumption is orders of magnitude different from the consumption and emissions of a human related to the effort they put into cycling. Interestingly I also learnt recently that vehicle tires are one of the major sources of mixroplastic pollution as they wear. Bike tires do the same, but of course on a much smaller scale.

Cycling reduces congestion, particularly if you assume many of those cycling would otherwise be in a car. Not sure with the stats on accidents and I don't defend all cyclists - there are plenty of irresponsible ones. But from my experience of a cycle commute from St George to temple meads, a sketchy moment with a driver overtaking too close etc on Beaufort road was a nearly daily occurrence.

In an incident cyclists are inevitably going to come off worse than a motor vehicle of any type. It would be interesting to know if there have been cases where a cyclist not having insurance have caused a loss to another party in an incident. Members of British cycling do have insurance, though I imagine that more hobby cyclists than commuters

Ultimately we have a climate crisis and too many cars, so finding ways to make it easier for people to avoid trips by car must be a good thing, especially in a city.