You still benefit but not as much as a direct user. It's similar to the education tax argument when folks state you don't want your fellow citizens to be idiots. But I feel that is a separate argument considering how poor said education is. Yes, you still benefit from the road because even though you walk to the store to buy your groceries, said groceries were brought by a truck that, used the roads. Hence, you could justify paying for their construction/maintenance. But, you don't directly use the road like I do. By owning/operating a car I cause direct wear and tear of the road. Therefore, my responsibility for upkeep should be higher. And it is, because I pay the gas tax every time I fuel up. That money is overwhelmingly used to build & maintain the road along with other things such as snow removal in the winter. Plus my benefit is higher because I get to choose when, where, & for the most part, how I use it. If I decide I want to drive from NY to CA, I just jump in my car and go. You're at the mercy of public transit, friends, or the Lyft driver if you need to go anywhere beyond walking distance. Your benefit is minimum, you should pay less. My benefit is maximum, I should pay more.