Originally Posted by
Eric S.
Basically, an automobile owns you and you own a bicycle. Consider how much information is on a state's DMV website concerning just the ownership aspect of a vehicle.
I find bicycling to be about freedom, among all the other things previously pointed out. I pedal past people at bus stops in Las Vegas in July and think "I'd rather be getting somewhere in this heat than standing still waiting for a ride."
Absolutely true, but often overlooked. Freedom seems freer on a bicycle!
Even the marketers of automobiles seem to realize that bikes are the best symbols of freedom. If you look closely, many (maybe even most) car commercials have a bike somewhere in them. You might not have ever noticed these bikes, but now that I've mentioned it, you probably will.
Could this be one reason why people in cars often resent our presence on bikes? Might they be envious of the freedom we enjoy while they are imprisoned in little metal boxes?