> How many people drive their car to the corner store less than a mile away? I'm sure that in the Netherlands, far fewer people do so than in the US. A reason

> How many people drive their car to the corner store less than a mile away? I'm sure that in the Netherlands, far fewer people do so than in the US. A reason is that the government has invested a lot in bicycle infrastructure, to the point where for many people, going to the store by bicycle is far more comfortable than doing so by car. In other words, governments can very much influence this issue. Though of course, they usually need popular support for that to some extent, which in the end still comes down to consumers, or at least people.