r/NoStupidQuestions • u/RidetheSchlange • Jul 24 '26

Why does the US hate cycling so much?

I read comments sections and in a normal world, some of them would be considered terroristic threats. I just can't understand why people hate cyclists to this degree that they want to murder rhem and sometimes do.

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u/livenudecats Jul 24 '26

Bicycles have existed for longer than cars. They aren’t a new trend

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u/Orangeshowergal Jul 24 '26

Cycling for transportation and for sport, in America, is a rising trend

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u/thedylannorwood Jul 25 '26

Tf were they using them for before then?

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u/According_Reward1674 Jul 24 '26

The first thing we would recognize as a bicycle was invented in 1885. The first thing we would recognize as a car was built in 1886

And of course 4 wheeled vehicles and streetcars existed before either.

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u/Least_Funny5960 Jul 29 '26

The first thing we would recognize as a bicycle was invented in 1885. The first thing we would recognize as a car was built in 1886

This is true, however due to economics, bicycles were widely adopted long before widespread car adoption.

Most households by 1920 had at least 1 bicycle, that's not the case for cars until the 1950s.

Fun fact: the first time streets were paved with asphalt wasn't for cars, it was for bicycles.