It is entirely different for bicyclists in Germany. I have spent time in some of their larger cities and they have streets that do not allow any motor vehicles during daylight hours. There are bridges that are for bicycles and pedestrians only to use. It was common to see men and women in business attire bicycling to work or to go shopping and using the bike as basic transportation and not for sport.
But there people have the option of excellent public transportation options within cities and the availability of 200 mph trains to go from one city to the next. (in comfort). A family does not need to own a single car unlike the USA where two or three or more are needed for family members to get around.
Transportation planning and funding since WW II has been designed to encourage use of automobiles and discourage use of public transportation and this has been successful and very profitable for the auto, tire, gas, real estate, and construction businesses.