I’ve seen the average driver, do not want to be anywhere around them unless surrounded by steel.

Same with cars, often when you build roads you see a lot more car traffic.

I wonder if that's because more people are willing to cycle in protected lanes, or if places with high concentrations of cyclists are more likely to build them.

Pretty sure both opponents and proponents would use this as support for their views

What an awkward title.

So, daily, 4 then?

Induced demand, same as with cars. But bikes dont suck so its not a problem. :)

So I biked around all the time in high school but I went to a college where you pretty much did not need more than walking and many of my friends could and always wanted to drive places. I did not own a car for awhile but when I did get a job after school it was one I needed a car to get to. When I got a job in the city I started biking and was like. How did I ever get out of this habit. Then I realized a lot had to do with the infrastructure it had compared to where I needed to go before. My wife would not bike but would if the bike lanes where protected from the traffic. There are definately more people that will bike as the infrastructure for it gets more advanced.

"Build it and they will come" or something

Let me guess, "one more bike lane," right?? Hell no, nip this thing in the bud!!

Turns out “I'd rather not be killed today” is reasoning people actually do.

They added protections to some bike lanes in my area but the local drivers kept running into them and damaging their vehicles so they got together and managed to get them removed.