You're not made of sugar and neither is the bike. Rain gear exists just like it does for walking.
> Or it might be too sunny/hot.
On an eBike it's usually more comfortable than walking due to the breeze.
> Or you might need to carry kids.
Cargo bikes, trailers and kids seats. Carrying kids on bikes is easy. Certainly better for them to be outside in fresh air with a good view. The older kids ride themselves of course.
> Or carry shopping/parcels.
Cargo bikes, trailers, baskets, panniers, backpacks, etc. You honestly cannot argue that bikes can't carry things.
> Or you might need to go faster than an ebike can legally go (12mph).
At least in Europe they're limited to 25km/h, or 16mph. With traffic lights, stop signs and congestion you may very well be going slower than that on average in a car.
There are of course reasons people can't/don't use a bike for something: Poor infrastructure, lacking safety enforcement (from cars & thieves), anti-convenience laws like helmet mandates, super long distances, super heavy/large cargo, impassable terrain, good public transit, horrendous weather, etc. You might note that pretty much all of those apply to cars as well.
You're not made of sugar and neither is the bike. Rain gear exists just like it does for walking.
> Or it might be too sunny/hot.
On an eBike it's usually more comfortable than walking due to the breeze.
> Or you might need to carry kids.
Cargo bikes, trailers and kids seats. Carrying kids on bikes is easy. Certainly better for them to be outside in fresh air with a good view. The older kids ride themselves of course.
> Or carry shopping/parcels.
Cargo bikes, trailers, baskets, panniers, backpacks, etc. You honestly cannot argue that bikes can't carry things.
> Or you might need to go faster than an ebike can legally go (12mph).
At least in Europe they're limited to 25km/h, or 16mph. With traffic lights, stop signs and congestion you may very well be going slower than that on average in a car.
There are of course reasons people can't/don't use a bike for something: Poor infrastructure, lacking safety enforcement (from cars & thieves), anti-convenience laws like helmet mandates, super long distances, super heavy/large cargo, impassable terrain, good public transit, horrendous weather, etc. You might note that pretty much all of those apply to cars as well.