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Whilst I agree with the sentiment, it's not possible for everyone to use a bike 100% of the time. Infrastructure does help, and I admit my UK city if certainly not very bike friendly, but even if it was it would be nearly impossible as everything is just too far away and/or you can't transport what you need to on just a bike. We still need cars of some propulsion method or another.
I'm from the Netherlands and I don't use a bike 100% of the time either of course. I'll ride it for any commute under 10 km that doesn't require me to transport any large or heavy items, though. I'm fortunate enough to have a work place within cycling distance, so I'd estimate I use my bike about 70% of the time I need to go somewhere. Needless to say, this lowers my carbon output quite significantly compared to using a car.