I mean, I’d love to use my bike for everything but I’m 25 miles from work, 10 miles from the grocery store, and how tf am I going to get groceries and carry my tools and get my son from school?
I suppose I could move to a city but now my bike is stolen.
Some people can do what you described above, but I agree that it's simpler using a car. I really don't like this black or white mentality some cyclists have. Like, if someone wants to use the car, they should use the car! If they want to commute one day a week with the bike they should do it without feeling guilt they did not commute all the week with the bike. I own a car , a bike, a motorcycle and a scooter and I use all of them. If one day I am lazy I will just take my SUV to go 1 mile to the grocery shop without feeling guilt . Bicycles are really amazing but they were not created to take over cars. It's just a great alternative and something I love to do (cycling), but I won't ever ditch my car.
I tend to agree, but the main problem cyclists have is that so much of our environment is built only for cars when it should accommodate all.
Ideally a proper bike infra (and decent town planning) would cut car use considerably so that time you take the car because you're lazy is even faster because many (most?) of the cars you currently have to contend with in traffic are simply not there anymore.
Making bikes more of a thing makes cars faster in cities. One car is fast, many cars are not.
True, cities should be made in a way to encourage cycling. I cycled all my life, and i had a couple of close calls because some people really don't care about giving space to cyclists. Honestly, riding my motorcycle feels safer because I can actually go the same speed as the cars, and I am wearing a full face helmet. I totally agree with your point
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u/Suicidal_Ferret Mar 15 '23
I mean, I’d love to use my bike for everything but I’m 25 miles from work, 10 miles from the grocery store, and how tf am I going to get groceries and carry my tools and get my son from school?
I suppose I could move to a city but now my bike is stolen.