Anecdata: a few years ago I was at a party hosted by an acquaintance who's a town planner. He'd invited a bunch of his town planner workmates. I asked each of t

Anecdata: a few years ago I was at a party hosted by an acquaintance who's a town planner. He'd invited a bunch of his town planner workmates. I asked each of them if they owned a bicycle. None of them did. They all had luxury marque cars, paid for by the state.