How many months per year do we really get accumulating snow? I HATE the "it's cold, snow exists here" excuse as to why things can't improve.

You can comfortably ride your bike into November most years and snow sticks around MAYBE through March. Mind you, I'm talking about snow that sticks and accumulates. So maybe 4 months of the year people don't bike.

I would argue too that the explosion of e-bikes and scooters is all the more reason to build roads for transport mediums other than cars.