Originally Posted by
sggoodri
But the fact is, avid cyclists will always be more willing to overcome obstacles to cycling than will casual/occasional cyclists. Avid cyclists love cycling for the sake of cycling. In places where cycling is inconvenient (especially compared to motoring) and avid cyclists are the majority of people who cycle, the problem isn't the avid cyclists.
I strongly agree with all the points make in Post #19. The only thing I would add is that motoring in North America will need to become cost-prohibitive before we see a significant number of "non-avid" cyclists join the fold.