Originally Posted by
myrridin
Not sure where you get your 5% from and frankly don't care.
2007 Census / Commuting survey. You still didn't answer the question, how many Americans have to commute under their own power before it becomes reasonable to give them token accommodations?
And the fact is that VMT (in conjunction with VHT, vehicle hours traveled) is the key measure, since it takes into account the distances traveled. Long trips are never going to be practical on bicycles.
Well that's a nice self fulfilling prophecy.