Originally posted by Chris L
I think people are just plain lazy regardless of what they say.
On the other hand, ownership of a car is a lot of labor by itself. All these technical services, fuelling, washing, parking, etc. It is endless headache.
If cycling clothing would be accepted by society as casual wear at work, then commuting by bicycle would be even faster than by car, if measured door-to-door.
I did some measurements with my CASIO electronic stop watch on my 7.5 km commute. I am better off by bike time wise, but I need some additional time to lock my bike, and especially to change clothing.