We don't use the car for stuff where a bike or subway would do. We leave town, we stay with in-laws, we go to weddings, etc. We also do these things in bad weat

We don't use the car for stuff where a bike or subway would do. We leave town, we stay with in-laws, we go to weddings, etc. We also do these things in bad weather. A suggestion that bikes replace a car for a family of 4 strongly suggests that the author doesn't have kids.