Go ahead and downvote me all to hell, but the comments in this thread from bike enthusiasts sound like Trump apologists - they are alike in their adamant refusal to acknowledge reality. Do you think any amount or quality of bike infrastructure is going to make most people willing to bike in harsh winter climates? And no, Copenhagen nor Amsterdam have harsh winter climates. Look, I too think it’s crazy that we’ve built our society around cars, but saying that everyone should ride e bikes year round is such an ageist, ableist load of horse shit that I don’t know why I’m even surprised to see it on HN.
Yes. Just look at Oulu, which is much snowier/colder than most cities in the states.
But also remember that the objective isn't to have all or even necessarily a majority of trips by bike. Not even Amsterdam has most trips by bike IIRC.
Widespread bike adoption, especially in the US, is idealistic, but it’s still more realistic than self driving cars being able to solve our transportation woes anytime soon
