It does make sense when you can take them on bike paths, which are off-limits to motorcycles and mostly to gas-powered scooters (like GoPeds, which can get >100

It does make sense when you can take them on bike paths, which are off-limits to motorcycles and mostly to gas-powered scooters (like GoPeds, which can get >100mpg). Lane-splitting is also amazing in California, where having your motorcycle license lets you use the HOV lane and filter through traffic if the lanes are wide enough to do it ~safely.