When I was living in Bonn, I calculated the cost of buying a used bicycle versus a monthly bus ticket for just four months, and bought the bike, which I then used for all my transport, including grocery shopping, as well as some leisure trips. The infrastructure and the culture completely support it. In suburban New Jersey, I can get to my office faster by bike than by car, including the time it takes to park the car and then walk to the lot. But the infrastructure is completely lacking in New Jersey, and car culture is actually hostile to bikers. New York City built bike lanes, and the number of bicylists has rised rapidly despite the on-going hostility of motor vehicle riders. How do we change car culture?
https://www.forbes.com/sites/carltonreid/2023/08/03/why-do-german-speakers-ride-cargobikes-more-than-french-speakers-in-switzerland/?sh=6a7e26457a68
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