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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Biking works well for people who don't have to pick up and drop off kids, don't have to carry a lot of stuff, can roll into work looking like they just biked there and have that be professionally acceptable, live relatively close to work, don't have to do grocery shopping for a family after work, have place to safely store their bike at home and at work,  have a safe route to work (bike lanes alone don't do it, unless they go door to door), and who know how to ride and bike and feel comfortable and are physically able to do so.

Biking doesn't work for me for the vast majority of these reasons. But I will admit; I am physically fit and could ride a bike, especially if I practiced, but it seems hella dangerous and sweaty and unpleasant to me. I'd rather live a mile from work and walk, which I'd do happily when it's over 30 and under 85 degrees. [/quote]

There are people who do pickup/dropoff, carry stuff on a bike, look professionally acceptable, and grocery shop on a bike. So it's definitely possible to do all of those things on a bike. Especially on an e-bike! I think the most important things are a safe route and secure bike storage.[/quote]

By people, you mean you?  Did you have to plan your entire existence (living space, daycare, workplace, grocery stores) around having safe biking routes between all of these things?  Do you have a bike trailer that could pull two kids or have one of your youngsters riding their own bike in traffic at age 4?

Or by "people" are you being theoretical and actually have no direct experience? [/quote]

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