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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.

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[–] CatherineLily@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 3 days ago (2 children)

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.xyz 9 points 3 days ago* (last edited 3 days ago) (1 children)

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
[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Literally the most efficient transport option out there :p

[–] sprite0@sh.itjust.works 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] Boomkop3@reddthat.com 2 points 3 days ago

The irony of the iron horse

Could just make a bad book title

[–] Gorilladrums@lemmy.world 0 points 3 days ago

I unironically agree with this, start with pickup trucks and move your way down.