Originally Posted by
closetbiker
Yet in European and Asian countries people choose bicycles as transportation on a regular basis even with outdoor storage and the same rates of theft.
I say this show reveals the cultural conundrum of bicycle use.
More like it shows the relative poverty of those nations with high bicycle use as a means of transportation. Traditional poverty for the asians, and enforced relative poverty for the europeans (they have added enough taxes on car use to ensure only the privaledged class will routinely use automobiles)...
Of course there are a number of other issues that provide incentives.