There’s no good reason for them to be on the road. Consider the following:
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They’re extremely loud and cause noise pollution
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They’re very dangerous on the road and have high accident rates
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They’re bad for the environment and cause air pollution
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They’re extremely inefficient as they can only carry 1-2 people max
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They can’t carry cargo
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They’re dangerous for pedestrians
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They’re very demanding to operate
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They’re virtually useless in the winter when there’s snow, ice, and hail
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The people who tend to drive them tend to be assholes who don’t respect road laws
People complain about cars all the time, and while our car dependency is definitely a big issue that we need to address, cars still have a lot utility. Motorcycles on the other hand? Not really. I think getting rid of them once and for all is good way to immediately make our roads safer, simplify traffic, and open up a pathway to move away from cars.
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They do make nice quiet motorcycles ya know right? Not every motorcycle rider has loud exhaust, they do make quite a few with good mufflers and well balanced quiet engines.
Not every motorcycle rider is a douchebag.
Factually incorrect is not the same as an unpopular opinion.
Yeah this is actually a horrible opinion. Well done OP.
Motorcycles drive the economy in some countries.
They cause less traffic.
They cost less to own and operate.
The pollute less.
Almost every other claim you make is true for cars not motorcycles. Look, I get it, a lot of people hate motorcycles for some reason or another, but at least have your reasons to be based on facts and not opinions.
The people who tend to drive them tend to be assholes who don’t respect road laws
Ahh there it is. You generalize people and don’t like bikers specifically. That’s equivalent to me saying I don’t like people who drive cars because they get in the way of me operating my motorcycle. That’s such a selfish way to think.
Congrats on a truly shit opinion. I suppose it belongs here.
Also, they make ladies have impure thoughts.
I just had a vision of a European city where all motorcycles are instantly replaced by cars and I think I need a shower.
I love my scooter. It burns 3L/100km. It makes hella less noise than any sports car I can name. If I were to hit a pedestrian going 50kmph on it vs an F150? As far as the asshole comment… Well, shrug I like me!
Motorcycles get much better mileage than gas cars. Most cars on the road carry only a single person during Rush Hour. Motorcycles create much less pollution and traffic in those situations. A typical motorcycle tends to get double the fuel economy of a typical gas car. A gas car only comes out ahead if you carpool with more than 2 people, which almost nobody does.
As a pedestrian, getting hit by a motorcycle going 30 km/h is much less lethal than being hit by a car going 30 km/h. the amount of kinetic energy is a fraction of that of a car
At least in my area, motorcyclists are on average safer drivers than BMWs or Teslas, probably even safer than average. At least they bother to signal most of the time.
You have some points but some of your arguments are totally untrue.
Also, OP’s point #1 is not true for all motorcycles, many actually have nice mufflers and well balanced engines that keep them rather quiet.
