> The thing about cycling is that it’s basically fast walking. My commute while I take the kids to the daycare in a trailer takes me about 20 minutes one way.

> The thing about cycling is that it’s basically fast walking. My commute while I take the kids to the daycare in a trailer takes me about 20 minutes one way. My ride to work takes me another 6 minutes. If I walked the same route, it would take me over an hour to get to daycare and another 30 minutes to get to work from there. Bicyclists are not fast pedestrians. They're riding on vehicles that have similar dynamics to any other 2 wheeled vehicle like a moped or motorcycle. The only difference is that they're slower, but when going downhill, they can easily match motorized traffic speeds with little effort (I've managed to get up to 35 mph going down some steep grades). Infrastructure designed for pedestrian speeds is not really suited for cyclists who ride for transportation.