Originally Posted by Skidurts
In developed countries most people can afford cars, so bicycles are just recreational vehicles. ...Nobody who can afford a car would want to be seen riding a bike.
I beg to differ, and find your last statement very ill considered. Bikes are for more than recreation - they're the smarter way of getting around. I could afford a (nice even!) car, but why the @$#% would I want one? I'd only be stuck in traffic all the time! Riding my bike, and combining it with bus or train on longer journeys, is far faster and less hassle. Coming from Europe, my impression is that cars have ruined America, covered the beautiful land with acres of concrete, made the cities congested pits instead of nice places to be and made Americans fat.
Cars are so
20th century.. get over it!