Originally Posted by
DarthMuffin
I think the biggest reason is pure economics. Bikes don't pay gas tax or license fees. If you want to pay a mileage fee and starting having $200/year tabs on your bike then maybe...
I would be surprised if even the most used bike paths around here carry 1% as many commuters in a given day as the road does right next to it with cars.
Now this is something I can agree with. Motorists out number bicyclists by vast margins.
I am wondering if the sustained pressure of higher fuel costs will increase the number of people forced to take up bicycling as an alternative? Studies so far indicate yes.
I can't rally see a future in America where gas prices are as low as we have enjoyed in the past. Largely due to pressures on demand from developing nations like China who's appetite for oil has soared keeping demand high even as America curbs her appetite.