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This is why I'm anti bike in addition to being anti car. You have two legs, that is all you ever need. If it's too far for you to walk then it's not worth going.
The forces on car tires are much greater than on bike tires because cars are much heavier and go faster.
Look at the thickness and width of a car tire vs a bike tire and you'll be able to see how much more material is worn off into the environment during the life of the tire. It's magnitudes worse in the car and people are absolutely doing the environment a favour switching to alternative transport.