It's worth noting that public transportation exists, not just bikes and cars. Designing city less oriented around cars would mean that you could take your kids

It's worth noting that public transportation exists, not just bikes and cars. Designing city less oriented around cars would mean that you could take your kids to the doctor on a train/bus/walk, and that your grocery store wouldn't be 15mi away, and not need to buy a week's worth of groceries at a time. Of course you could choose to drive anyway, but as long as people have the option to rely less on their cars it's a net win.