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Or people whose transit patterns would overlap.
The car also has huge disadvantages, though. It depends heavily on petrol and a shitton of energy, costing you a lot. It costs more and can break down easier than a good bicycle (cos there are more points of failure). And you also need to find parking spots and keep focusing on the traffic around you (unlike with public transit).
Also, tandem and longtail bicycles exist - those can carry multiple people. The bicycle can be driven in any weather as well, you just need appropriate clothing.
Just as roads are salted for cars, so too can they be for bicycles -- and bicycle pathes are thinner and need less salt, thus making it more energy efficent.
If you think you can bike in any weather, you haven't biked enough 😅. There's absolutely limits. Regardless, you don't need to carry a change of clothes when you use your car.
Fuel costs are only that significant in ICE cars. And unless cities stop supporting cars, parking is not a problem.
I now live in a city where lots of people bike even throughout winter. It's simply the most convenient way to move around short distances.
Hah, or seen enough weather. Even 40kph winds can be enough to make me think twice.
Or enough rain and snow that you can't see more than a meter ahead.
Ski goggles exist. Again, literal skill issue.