I think this is North American centric. In Asia and Europe housing to job centres is probably closer on average due to zoning. There’s less separation of “subur

I think this is North American centric. In Asia and Europe housing to job centres is probably closer on average due to zoning. There’s less separation of “suburban housing areas” and “working areas”. There’s also less separation to shopping, etc so bikes are more feasible in general. For these reason and I’m sure others, bicycles for commuting are more popular outside of North America.