Sure if you are young and live in San Francisco or New York City, this might seem reasonable. But for the other 80% of America, who are old enough that simply f

Sure if you are young and live in San Francisco or New York City, this might seem reasonable. But for the other 80% of America, who are old enough that simply falling off of a bike could cause real injuries I’m in my late 50’s and ride 15 miles to work most days in the Pacific Northwest, rain or shine. I’d think that the vast majority of people of working age could ride a bike safely. But I’m lucky to live in an area that has a separated bike path for 90% of my commute. My commute would only be 12 miles if I stuck to the most direct path on roads, but the bike path is safer and much more relaxing, I look forward to my commute. When I was young and living in San Francisco, I commuted by bus most of the time since it was super convenient - walk 2 blocks from my apartment to the bus stop and the bus stopped literally at the front door to my office. For about a year I did bike commute over the bridge to Sausalito, that was by far my favorite bike commute.