Originally Posted by
I-Like-To-Bike
Is the case of "many such people currently avoid bikes as transportation because they view as some kind of Chinese communist plot to undermine US automotivism" another of your imagined screenplays? Or is it a product of your shade tree research?
Here's an example:
A Cool and Logical Analysis of the Bicycle Menace
Originally Posted by
Walter S
Right. It may seem foreign if you're a real active person, but most people are lazy. We're a product of human evolution and it's coded into the DNA. Your genes are saying "conserve energy - where's your next meal coming from? Hey, that couch looks comfy. This new "TV" thing is cool!".
I'm not saying participation can't be improved with better infrastructure. But realistically there's a point of diminishing returns as long as bicycles require significant effort to ride, regardless of how good the infrastructure is.
I disagree. I think it takes reaching the point where you just have to bite the bullet and get on the bike and go where you need to go. It's no different that driving, maybe even easier because driving requires more concern over traffic, routing, parking, and fueling issues. Think about how resistant people are to going someplace in the car when they don't have to, or taking a longer route than necessary. People just resist things until they reach a psychological tipping point where they accept they just have to do it. This tipping-point is what keeps people complacent instead of resistant about driving. Once they get used to biking, they may habitually resist driving instead. I know I certainly do.