Are you sure about that? The cars left over would probably skew harder towards work trucks and people carriers, which can't easily be replaced by bikes. So it might actually get worse.

Oh wow, hi, I have Long COVID (Post-Covid ME/CFS) too.

I’m bedridden by illness so the only way I can get around is by ambulance.

I’m still staunchly fuck cars though. Being so ill has made me super neurologically fragile which means sounds can make me feel awful. The noise pollution from cars is a massive QOL drop for me. On top of that due to frailty I’m very sensitive to heat, and since my landlord bans me from installing AC (yay capitalism), I basically suffer really badly and have my illness worsen every summer. So people not using cars (less CO2) is a big plus in my book.

also I appreciate when there isn’t much traffic so my ambulance trips can go smoothly, hence less cars on the road is a plus for me.

Though I agree theres a tiny minorty in the fuck cars movement who doesn’t really care about exceptions for disabled/chronically ill people. But I think most people here will be on our side, that getting cars off the road is useful to make space for people who actually need them, like us.

That sucks, I'm sorry to hear that.

For me, my parents are 20mins away by car. By bike or public transport its 3 hours

This is a failure of city design and the public transport system. There is no reason for public transport to be slower than a car, and cities and towns that were more compact would allow you to access by bike quickly and comfortably.

How do the test systems work? Surely theres a way to beat them or just don't get caught.

The bike gets crushed.

Hmm, this really reminds me of the book "1984" by George Orwell. No, I have not read it, but imagine it's that.