Yet another story about the car as savior

My SmartNews newsfeed also has a story about a Denny's waitress who walked 7 miles each way to and from work ("Couple Finds Out Waitress Walks 14 Miles Round Trip To Work Daily – Hours Later, They’re Back With A Surprise," ).  She was saving up for college, and to get a car.

A couple that she waited on gave her a car.

Again, when I read these stories I say "why don't they get a bike?" because a 140 minute walk is about a 35 minute bike ride.

Why is it that biking isn't seen as a viable means for transportation?

-- "Revisiting assistance programs to get people biking: 18 programs," 2020
-- "(May is) National Bike Month as an opportunity for assessment: Part 2 What are the big things we should be advocating for?," 2021