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Originally Posted by Tmall
Your car is also transportation. And cars are allowed on the track. Therefore, you don't need a motorcycle. And since the pollute More than cars, there's even less need for them.
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Motorcycles do pollute more than cars, according to journalists......but those tests were done in unknown conditions.....We don't know what model years they compared, or whether the bikes had catylitic converters, sensors, & emissions controls. Nowadays every single new bike has that stuff, so as long as you don't remove it like most idiots do, I doubt it will pollute much more than a car. I don't know either way, but I would like to see an up-to-date comparison.
I never advocated taking away the right of people to own the vehicle of their choice. I merely called some people stupid for the choice they make. They take their bike to the track maybe 7-8 times a year, whoopdie-do.......For those limited needs they could have used a car with a trailer, and had something that's actually fast, handles well, and uses less gas. I could see buying a used truck as a second vehicle, but paying up the ass for a brand new full-size truck as your ONLY vehicle? Not for me.........If I'm gonna spend that much money on a vehicle, it needs to be fun to drive. After all, guys being guys, the majority of us like stuff that's fast and handles well, which makes me suspect that a lot of truck-owning guys would have been happier with a car. I can't prove it, but that's my opinion.
And people say "WTF do you care about what other people do", well if I see something I think is stupid, I point it out. But I am not a government official, so my opinion isn't going to hurt anyone. But if you want to get technical about it, people driving trucks does in fact affect the rest of us, because if their truck gets 20mpg when they could have used something that gets 28, then not only are they putting out more CO2, but it seems to me that it also raises the price of gas due to the law of supply & demand. You guys do care about your wallet, right?
BTW I am moving up to the SF Bay Area, and yes the bus, subway and light rail systems up there are VERY cool. Lame in some people's opinion maybe, but the vast majority of the people up there use them, so what does that tell you. Hell, I won't need to use a car except for groceries and going skiing. To me, driving is a waste of time & money unless it's on a fun mountain road.