why are motorcycles legal on public roads?

brainhulk

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With all the mandatory safety equipment required on cars nowadays, I'm thinking to myself it's kinda silly to allow people to drive something with zero safety equipment.

Discuss?
 

BurnItDwn

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Saftey equipment in cars prevents injuries, saves insurance companies money.

People on motorcycles don't often get injured, usually they get killed, which saves insurance companies money.
 

Iron Woode

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I don't want to discuss this.

I want to discuss what to have for breakfast: pancakes or waffles or french toast
 

olds

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I think we should ban houses. You know how many people are injured or die in houses? Lots.
 

JM Aggie08

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Went downhill after the first season.

The beginning of this most recent season was pretty intense...although it got quite repetitive and tiresome towards the end.

The season where they were in Ireland was pretty decent, IMO.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Imagine how lame that show would be if they all drove around in Priuseses.

That's the point, anyone can pretend to be a badass on a Harley. Let's see how tough they are when they show up to a gun deal in a Prius. Only a real man can pull that off.
 

Rumpltzer

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how to people with motorcyles get groceries?

Dude at my workplace claimed to have moved a loveseat on his bike. I didn't actually see it. Another dude claims that he'd pick up a pizza on his bike.

I've seen dudes at the grocery story stuff things into backpacks, and I'd seen them with side bags mounted to the bike.

I opt to drive my car when I go to the grocery store.
 

GagHalfrunt

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Another dude claims that he'd pick up a pizza on his bike.

You can definitely do pizza on a motorcycle because I once had a neighbor that did it. All it takes is a bike with the with right kind of rear fender and bungie cords. In some cities they even deliver pizzas on mopeds and motorcycles. They mount a special pizza box to the back of the bike.
 

Rumpltzer

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You can definitely do pizza on a motorcycle because I once had a neighbor that did it. All it takes is a bike with the with right kind of rear fender and bungie cords. In some cities they even deliver pizzas on mopeds and motorcycles. They mount a special pizza box to the back of the bike.

You're right. That's what he said he'd do; bungee to the rear seat of his SV650.

Pizza Hut delivers in Taiwan via moped with the box that you're describing.




How did we get so off topic from the waffle discussion??