Bicycles have less mass than a car and therefore need less fossil fuel for their tires.
Bicycles are objectively cheaper to buy, maintain, and run than a car, even if you go for the average expensive bicycle and the average cheap car. There just is no way to make the car come out on top when it’s about costs.
In cities bikes are often faster than cars. They don’t get stuck in traffic and you don’t have to worry about parking. On longer distances this goes away, but short urban trips are no brainers.
Depends on the city. And the definition of city.
My city used to be a “bicycle city” before it was cool, but nowadays cars have taken over the roads and the bike infrastructure that’s been created sucks, when I worked just 6km from home, car was faster even in rush hour traffic. Now work is outside the city and the bike is simply too impractical, it takes too much time and it’s dangerous.
I have fond memories of working and living in the country side and going to work on my MTB through tree plantations, but alas, that’s in the past.
Even the higher-price mid-range bikes are way cheaper than the cheapest cars, and there’s a lot on the bike that you can just do yourself instead of relying on a mechanic, most parts are cheaper as well, lots of bikes allow more personalization…
Bikes are the paragon of freedom Anericans think cars are.
A car runs on money and makes you fat.
A bike runs on fat and saves you money.
Good thing they are free! Wait…they aren’t? And they run on fossil fuel tires?? Oops.
Bicycles have less mass than a car and therefore need less fossil fuel for their tires. Bicycles are objectively cheaper to buy, maintain, and run than a car, even if you go for the average expensive bicycle and the average cheap car. There just is no way to make the car come out on top when it’s about costs.
The saving money part might be not completely true
It’s definitely possible to spend a lot on your bicycle but it is almost certainly cheaper than using and maintaining a car
Time is money tho
In cities bikes are often faster than cars. They don’t get stuck in traffic and you don’t have to worry about parking. On longer distances this goes away, but short urban trips are no brainers.
Depends on the city. And the definition of city.
My city used to be a “bicycle city” before it was cool, but nowadays cars have taken over the roads and the bike infrastructure that’s been created sucks, when I worked just 6km from home, car was faster even in rush hour traffic. Now work is outside the city and the bike is simply too impractical, it takes too much time and it’s dangerous.
I have fond memories of working and living in the country side and going to work on my MTB through tree plantations, but alas, that’s in the past.
Even the higher-price mid-range bikes are way cheaper than the cheapest cars, and there’s a lot on the bike that you can just do yourself instead of relying on a mechanic, most parts are cheaper as well, lots of bikes allow more personalization…
Bikes are the paragon of freedom Anericans think cars are.