Originally posted by Andy Dreisch
With all these incentives then, why are bike-commuters so rare?
Incentives for bicycle commuting are practically non-existant. Incentives are primarily for all
other alternatives to single-occupant vehicle commuting, such as mass-transit and carpooling.
Bike commuters are rare because we are just plain WEIRD!
Your point, as I understand it from previous posts, is that people drive because they prefer to. While this is obviously the case, one would have to wonder if they would still prefer to drive as much if the cost of doing so became prohibitive.
I have already determined that overdependence on cars was, for me, too costly, economically, healthwise and in terms of my quality of life.