This sorta scratched my brain - Isn't more speed, at least partially, laziness driven? There's a grocery about 1.5 miles from my house, and I can and do walk it, but when I don't want to commit all that time, I jump on my bike. I don't feel like I spend more energy on that trip when biking vs walking, but I may. The driver there, for me, is lesser time commitment to the task.
Framed another way - Is laziness defined as only 'spending less energy on it', or could there also a time commitment component?
Hmm... I guess I don't think saving time is laziness. I think that's clever. Laziness is a quality I don't like. It's not clever, it often ends up creating more problems down the line. Like leaving clutter everywhere or always taking the easy way at every turn without thinking ahead.
Saving time by cycling isn't creating any problems, it's just cleverly using a machine to give you more time to do other things.
The bicycle has been credited as being a part of the liberation of women. It gave them independence they didn't have before. They weren't just being lazy.