Try parking that many vehicles in my tiny 10 house cul de sac! It can get crazy when they spend 15 minutes trying to get one car out and repeatedly reverse two vehicles up MY drive!
I accept that motorcycles are more inherently dangerous than cars, however a good deal of that risk can be mitigated by continuing training. Note that, in the UK at least, it is far harder to gain a full motorcycle licence than a car licence, and as such I think that people who drive cars should at least do the Compulsory Basic Training part which occurrs at the start of motorcycle road training.
However the thread is about environmental impacts. What do you base your statement regarding motorcycle pollution on Janne? Whether you consider on-road use environmental impact, or full lifecycle impact, the average motorcycle will always account for far less pollution than any average car.
Hmm ,my bike is crap in winter too but I've solved the chain and sprocket problem. I've got shaft drive.
Tyres have got flipping expensive last 10 yrs or so £180 for a rear. But you only have to buy two new tyres not four (or five if you count the spare) on a car.
As for getting five people on a bike.. at a rally I once saw 15 lads on a scooter and it was being driven around the field... well it did about fifty yards before everyone fell off but they had partaken of a few beverages so it could have been that rather than anything else.
Well my bike is manufactured in 07 so it's 11 yrs old. In that time I've had one new front and one new rear tyre and two batteries. It's a cruiser so it doesn't get a lot of hard riding and is only used in good weather... yes I've turned into a fair weather biker.. the sort of person I took the micky out of in my youth when I would ride in any weather every day. But age and infirmity have changed things. Nowadays it's purely for pleasure. My rural roads realy don't suit such a massive bike so it can be dangerous in bad weather with possibly no chance of a passing car for aid if I were to crash badly. It would be stupid to ride out in those circumstances. So that's my excuse
I have got myself a much smaller runabout to extend my riding range and may well sell the bigger bike.
Petrol wise I find my bike about the same as a medium sized family car.
How many trees have you planted the last year? I think Britain has one of the lowest % of tree coverage in Europe?
Aye but how many miles do you get out of a rear?
Likely nowt like what the average car gets.
Don't get me wrong, I like bikes but unless everyone clatters about on Steppy 90s I can't see em being more efficient
I'd happily go to having an electric van for work as long as I had a garage or off st parking so I could charge it at home..
A motorcycle is my only form of motorized transport and has been for decades. Most of the danger comes from other road users. My closest friend got killed by a car driver in a hurry who decided it was ok to overtake on a blind corner. No amount of training would prepare you for this. My mate covered up to 30k miles a year, so by the law of averages, he was at risk. I've been very lucky a few times. Too many people on the road, with too much on their minds, and too many distractions. I may be wrong but I personally think that a big part in UK motorcycle license legislation was brought about to rid the roads of what many see as an annoyance.I accept that motorcycles are more inherently dangerous than cars, however a good deal of that risk can be mitigated by continuing training. Note that, in the UK at least, it is far harder to gain a full motorcycle licence than a car licence, and as such I think that people who drive cars should at least do the Compulsory Basic Training part which occurrs at the start of motorcycle road training.
However the thread is about environmental impacts. What do you base your statement regarding motorcycle pollution on Janne? Whether you consider on-road use environmental impact, or full lifecycle impact, the average motorcycle will always account for far less pollution than any average car.