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Here's a nice study: https://newatlas.com/motorcycles-reduce-congestion/21420/ https://newatlas.com/motorcycles-reduce-congestion/21420/ They say 10% of traffi

by ambyra 2y ago

Here's a nice study: https://newatlas.com/motorcycles-reduce-congestion/21420/ https://newatlas.com/motorcycles-reduce-congestion/21420/ They say 10% of traffic being replaced by motorcycles reduces congestion by 40%. California has pretty good weather so it's probably feasible to commute by motorbike almost every day.

thorncorona 2y ago
I would rather not die.
- ambyra 2y ago
  You are more likely to die from lung cancer, than from a motorcycle accident, statistically. You are also wasting a lot of your life sitting in traffic. The cost of ownership is much higher, so you could say you’re wasting more hours at work to pay for the large vehicle. I’d say it breakeven at best.
_blk 2y ago
Colorado with 300 sunny days a year is a great place for motorcycles. Most of the year it's warm enough too with somewhat decent clothing and a pair of balls. I'll take the bike any day the road is dry and temps are double digit. But if you really want to increase throughput [FWIW, I don't care that much], just enforce driving on the right lanes when not passing. Then anyone who feels they need to go 15 over the limit can safely do that while at the same time funding the police that the metro is trying so hard to defund. Everyone wins. Bam.
- medellin 2y ago
  It is not. At most you get 8 months of the year. The rest even if the weather is sunny you are looking at strong wind or unpredictable storms that pop up. We just had golf ball sized hail at the end of may.
cjalmeida 2y ago
Motorcycles are substantially more dangerous than cars. We can’t even convince people to buy European style compact cars instead of large trucks and SUVs
HaZeust 2y ago
I'm risking enough of my life around the common man in a car - no shot I'm taking the chance in a motorcycle long-term. Motorbikes as a solution to congestion is a post-autonomous driving game.
infecto 2y ago
That is not a solution to not having public transit.

by ambyra 2y ago

thorncorona 2y ago

I would rather not die.

ambyra 2y ago
You are more likely to die from lung cancer, than from a motorcycle accident, statistically. You are also wasting a lot of your life sitting in traffic. The cost of ownership is much higher, so you could say you’re wasting more hours at work to pay for the large vehicle. I’d say it breakeven at best.

_blk 2y ago

Colorado with 300 sunny days a year is a great place for motorcycles. Most of the year it's warm enough too with somewhat decent clothing and a pair of balls. I'll take the bike any day the road is dry and temps are double digit. But if you really want to increase throughput [FWIW, I don't care that much], just enforce driving on the right lanes when not passing. Then anyone who feels they need to go 15 over the limit can safely do that while at the same time funding the police that the metro is trying so hard to defund. Everyone wins. Bam.

medellin 2y ago
It is not. At most you get 8 months of the year. The rest even if the weather is sunny you are looking at strong wind or unpredictable storms that pop up. We just had golf ball sized hail at the end of may.

cjalmeida 2y ago

Motorcycles are substantially more dangerous than cars. We can’t even convince people to buy European style compact cars instead of large trucks and SUVs

HaZeust 2y ago

I'm risking enough of my life around the common man in a car - no shot I'm taking the chance in a motorcycle long-term. Motorbikes as a solution to congestion is a post-autonomous driving game.

infecto 2y ago

That is not a solution to not having public transit.