Most people choose their commuting method by default—they use a car because everyone else does where they live, or they use a train or bus because that’s what’s available to them. Cyclists on the other hand tend to commute by bicycle because we enjoy it, which means we’re already predisposed to becoming benevolent commuters since we already understand the potential for our commute to bring us happiness.

— Eben Weiss, The Enlightened Cyclist