those things don't exist outside of urban centers.

i own a car because I like getting out of the city and to the countryside. also not possible by bicycle or public transit.

most small towns in america have no jobs that pay a living wage.

that's why people drive 3-4 hrs a day to a city. so they can afford to live.

glad you live in your little bubble, did you inherent your home from your parents too, like every other lazy townie? not everyone gets hand outs like that in life. they have to pay their own way and their inherent little to nothing.

people live where this is economic opportunity, because they need it to survive. many folks jobs don't exist in rural areas.

and nobody in small town america rides bikes.

sounds like you are talking about europe.

my shitbag local government has the best mass transit in the country by many metrics.

still, it doesn't go to rural areas or anywhere that isn't a wealthy suburb full of white people.

but yeah, i'll get write on that. ii'll just donate a few trillion to my local government so they can build electrify trains through all 351 towns and cities in my state.

Depends greatly on the state (and in some cases city too) you live in but many have speed limits on them of 25mph (among many other restrictions based on motor wattage breaking them into classes). Any faster, pedals or not, it's considered an electric motorcycle with all the restrictions that apply there.

But the biggest issue is the lack of cycling infrastructure in general. A shitton of the US has little support for that kind of transport, or any support for those not in cars.

And there's legal restrictions on what kinds of roads you can ride on as well.

It's a headache.