It is true that the motoring establishment created the auto-centric superstition and used that to justify ignoring any bicycle facilities that might make bicycling more convenient. However, that does not mean that we have to accept that. We might be able to change it, since it is so opposite to scientific knowledge about cycling and traffic. And even if it you think that opposing it is a "pipe dream", we should stand up for ourselves and our rights and scientific validity as long as we are able, instead of cringing down into beaten acceptance of it.