Originally Posted by
myrridin
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.
You have to be joking. Plenty of people who can afford vehicle use in Asia and Europe ride bicycles on a daily basis.