> I've heard it said that the bicycle basically needed the car Interestingly our roads were built with bicycles in mind: https://www.theguardian.com/environme

> I've heard it said that the bicycle basically needed the car Interestingly our roads were built with bicycles in mind: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2011/aug/15/cyclists-paved-way-for-roads https://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2011/aug/1... Many similar sources such as: http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/12/the-secret-history-of-cars-begins-with-bicycles/383254/ http://www.citylab.com/commute/2014/12/the-secret-history-of...