From a Hungarian PSA (No translation necessary. Mostly safe for work; use headphones):

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Rarrrrrr. Turns out, Hungary has an entire government position devoted to promoting bicycling.

In Hungary, the Ministry of Economics and Transport actually has a Deputy Minister for cycling by the name of Adam Bodor. Bodor’s job, put simply, is to get people on their bikes.

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Now, why can’t the U.S. do that?