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.
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.
Some are even electric
While true, they also burn hotter which creates worse pollution.
This is not true.
What??? All of my motorcycles run at the same temps as my car, are water cooled and have catalytic converters.