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I hear what you’re saying, but the thing is that, while I agree with you on the efficiency point, more room for bikes still means less room for cars in sum. The fact that more bikes on the road means more room for the cars that remain, doesn’t take away from the fact that there are few cars, and less room dedicated cars in total.

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Ah, technically correct!

I was thinking from an investment perspective. Investment across both can be synergistic, so in the end both systems work better.

Absolutely!

Unfortunately, from a political perspective, drivers will still to maximize their share of road space, and tend to oppose shifting car lanes to bike lanes. When confronted with the issues that cars cause (pollution, accidents, etc), technology like EVs and self driving gets deployed as a way to suggest that the status quo is fine (despite the fact that plenty of drivers seem to be upset about the EV transition, but I digress).

So the actual challenge is to convince those car drivers that they really should be pushing for more bike lanes, since it really is in their best interest. O:-)

For more arguments than can fit in this margin, see: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d8RRE2rDw4k "The Best Country in the World for Drivers"

(edit: +if you don't have time for an entire video, just watch this one traffic light for single example that exemplifies the story: https://youtu.be/SDXB0CY2tSQ?t=437 ... comments on that video are good too!)

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