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Seven bikes take up less space than a single SUV
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That SUV holds 7 people.
The average SUV out there doesn't hold 7 people at all times
Can it go in 7 different directions at once?
Can a bike carry my weekly shop?
It can't carry a fridge either, which is often the go-to for people wanting to make the point that because you can't use it 100% of the time, you should never use it at all. Or something. I never really understood why this observation changes anything.
The Hell it can't!
(Also, the "carry my weekly shop" bad argument has an entirely different rebuttal.)
I'm certainly not saying that, but if you want to make stupid comparisons about bikes being able to go different directions why not throw in all the stupid comparisons. There's plenty of occasions where a bike is fine, there's also plenty of occasions where it's a dumb choice.
How often?
No idea. How often is the rack full with 7 bikes?
I'd wager the bike rack generally has more bikes than that SUV has passengers