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Some of us would rather eat glass than ride a bike. The idea of a city with just bikes is a nightmare
I don't think anyone wants it to be just bikes. More so that cars aren't the only way you can get around.
For instance, we'd also like trains.
Trains, walking, skateboards, literally all other forms of transportation.
Ok, fine, I'll agree to a careless society once my city has a decent transit system, not this pathetic shit we have. You bike people really hate the elderly and handicapped people, you literally don't care about anyone who can't physically ride a bike. But anyways, a careless society is a stupid, childish fantasy
The thing about cities like Amsterdam is that bikes aren't dominant, they coexist with everything else. I recently had the opportunity to drive a car there and it's honestly great, because bike traffic is separated. Unlike back home where bike lanes are attached like a cancer to the road and you constantly have to fear those suicidal maniacs dropping in front of you. But that's only because they have nowhere else to go, in Amsterdam they do and so the only time you have to worry about them is on a left turn out of a tight parking street, AKA once a trip MAX.