There’s no good reason for them to be on the road. Consider the following:

  • They’re extremely loud and cause noise pollution

  • They’re very dangerous on the road and have high accident rates

  • They’re bad for the environment and cause air pollution

  • They’re extremely inefficient as they can only carry 1-2 people max

  • They can’t carry cargo

  • They’re dangerous for pedestrians

  • They’re very demanding to operate

  • They’re virtually useless in the winter when there’s snow, ice, and hail

  • 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.

  • CatherineLily@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
    143·
    2 days ago

    I agree, but I would go further and ban cars as well.

    • They’re very dangerous on the road and have high accident rates
    • They’re bad for the environment and cause air pollution
    • They’re extremely inefficient as they can only carry 5 people max
    • They can only carry smaller items
    • They’re dangerous for pedestrians
    • They’re very demanding to operate
    • They’re virtually useless in the winter when there’s snow, ice, and hail
    • The people who tend to drive them tend to be assholes who don’t respect road laws
    • iii@mander.xyzEnglish
      9·
      2 days ago

      Yes! Same with trains:

      • Can’t even drive on roads: they have to have their private infrastructure no one else is allowed to use.
      • Can’t drive around even the smallest of problems.
      • Tremendous noise and environment pollution, blasting entire mountain sides, destroying habitats, just cause a train isn’t nimble.
      • Very dangerous for pedestrians, cyclists, wildlife. Breaking distance is ridiculously long.
      • Extremely inefficient, as they usually only get goods and people halfway where they need to be.
      • Often are diesel gusslers