Originally Posted by
Roody
I think if you want to encourage less reliance on cars, you should focus your efforts on improving infrastructure. Find out what type of infrastructure is wanted and needed by those "interested but concerned" types.
I don't think non-riders much care what devoted and capable riders think or do. They probably just look at that congested 45 mph highway and say No Way I'm going there on a bicycle!
I agree improving infrastructure is important pretty much everywhere, but in some areas there's pretty good infrastructure already in place and there's more of an opportunity for nudging some people into trying it out. But yeah, I grew up in the suburbs surrounded by those 45 mph highways, and any attempt to get people there to change their habits isn't worth much until we achieve systemic improvements.