> Not to mention the ease of parking a bike. True for places people visit frequently and for short durations (grocery stores, restaurants). But residential are

> Not to mention the ease of parking a bike. True for places people visit frequently and for short durations (grocery stores, restaurants). But residential areas? pfft. And even if I could find a bike rack, I wouldn’t leave it overnight because of theft. Inevitably I find myself hauling my bike indoors whenever I visit friends. Whereas my friends with cars just parallel park without giving it any thought. I hardly have them beat here. But yes, I agree with your premise. Biking is way more enjoyable than driving in a city, when possible. And in the end that’s a huge piece of winning people over. Electric bikes are helping more people discover this, though ironically, electric bikes are even worse when it comes to parking (larger theft target; harder to haul up stairs/indoors).