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Bikes are awesome, but the practical concerns around them are kind of limiting. Like, it's not ideal to show up to something important drenched in sweat. If you need to bring anything with you that's heavy or doesn't easily fit in a single backpack, you're going to struggle if you don't have a bike trailer or a good place to keep it. It's also tough if you have health problems or live in an apartment without access to an elevator. And long distances are going to take a long time.
It does sort of make sense that they're looked at as primarily recreational, because the situations that make them great for travel are somewhat limited. We definitely could be using them more in the US, but the idea that they're going to be the best solution for everyone is unrealistic and a bit ablist.
No one wants to force people to hand over their cars and replace them 1:1 with a bicycle.
We want bicycle infrastructure that is on par with car infrastructure, so that it's possible to use a bicycle without feeling like you're unarmed in a war zone.
The goal isn't to abolish cars, it's to abolish car dependency.
Because car dependency sucks for everyone.
Step outside in a random place of a random American city. Look around. How much of what you see was built for people? And how much was built for cars?