US Federal Income Tax law allows for the Exclusion from wages the value of transportation benefits that employers provide to an employee during 2017 from the employee's wages up to $255 per month for combined commuter highway vehicle transportation and transit passes or $255 per month for qualified parking.

Yet for a bicycle commuter, the benefit for a calendar year is at most $240/year. Bike commuting helps decrease taxes through decreased infrastructure maintenance spending, it is a boom to small businesses, it improves individuals' health and betters the environment.

Bike Commuters should be treated equally. They should be able to put up to $255/m of their own earnings pre-tax and be able to utilize it to purchase or maintain their bicycle, gear, and equipment.