PeterE wrote:

Well, it doesn't happen for car drivers, despite typically paying over
?1000 a year for VED and fuel duty.

I don't know:

- safe and direct places to travel

Roads are as safe as drivers make them. They are usually direct.

- Appropriate parking facilities

In most places there is sufficient space to park. Where parking is limited
this is due to lack of available space not the lack of willingness from
local councils, etc.

--
Chris Lambert (http://web.trout-fish.org.uk/)
BTW, FWIW, IMHO, AFAIK, yes. OTOH, AAMOF, maybe not. YMMV.