in the future we have less space per person as there are more people, and politically no-one really wants to talk about population growth or demographics (unless they want to encourage people to breed faster).
the car is obviously superior to the bicycle for the reasons you state, it is also obviously inferior in terms of environmental damage.
They also significantly reduce the life expectancy of the other humans in the city, directly (via accidents) or indirectly (via pollution)
It seems to be a good idea to try and limit car usage as much as possible, and doing that implies making other alternatives, such as bike, more practical and pleasant.
Again, this is speaking for dense urban area like Paris. Maybe things are different were you live.
also for humans: nitpicking at silly language, humour, reclaimed wood tables, mime, tax loss harvesting, cluster bombs, mirin, brown-coal-fueled power stations, group theory, punctuation, losing the main thread of conversation.