[Mawr]

Calling everything but cars exclusionary is mildly hilarious.

First of all, you're simply forgetting about public transport. That's needed too and pretty much covers all your concerns.

However...

1. The disabled? How many of those do you think are disabled in just the right ways to still be able to drive? You know "disabled" doesn't just mean "missing a limb", right?

So uh, if the only option is to drive and someone's disabled and therefore can't drive, what do they... do?

Anyhow: [1]

2. Kids? How many kids do you see driving cars around?

You know 10+ year olds can just... bike on their own, right? Like, to school, etc.? [2] [3] [4]

Below that age, just bike them around? [5] ;)

> Forcing

You know nobody's forcing you to do anything, right? Like, you can still own and use your car, there are some very valid use cases best served by them.

For example, around half of the Dutch own a car. They just don't use them as much for really dumb purposes, like driving 5km to a grocery store, because the nearest one is within walking or cycling distance.

The problem is that driving has been so heavily subsidized, that we've come to take it for granted and are now truly shocked when asked to pay more to even somewhat offset the real costs. And I'm afraid there's no viable path forward that doesn't involve eventually paying in full.

> Forcing people to bike and walk everywhere sounds a lot better if you're in a moderate climate where bad weather means you need to pack a light jacket and wait for the light rain to stop.

Yeah, the Netherlands is quite known for its good weather...

> Move somewhere with harsh winters and the moralizing about people driving places stops making sense quickly.

I'm there. And? Literally the only issue is that the pedestrian/cycling infrastructure just does not get snow plowed either at all or at 1% of the priority the roadway gets. Seriously, the asphalt in winter looks basically the same as during summer but the sidewalks and cycle ways are full of snow, often literally pushed there from the roadway!

So yeah, you won't see many cyclists cycling around in 15+ cm of snow, since it's literally impossible. Cycling on ice is quite risky too. But, as evidenced by snowprints, some people cycle regardless!

[1]: https://youtu.be/xSGx3HSjKDo?t=42

[2]: https://youtu.be/oHlpmxLTxpw?t=18

[3]: https://youtu.be/gpRO7vIM_VQ?t=638

[4]: https://youtu.be/UpyfmB1aKfk?t=308

[5]: https://youtu.be/rQhzEnWCgHA?t=84