If a car is a symbol of wealth and status, a motorcycle can better reflect the charm and dynamism of machinery, showing the spirit of freedom and adventure. With the living standards of residents, motorcycles are no longer limited to the function of transportation, but gradually transformed to the function of leisure and entertainment, which is becoming a new trend in China. But about motorcycles, there are still many people who have a lot of one-sided views.

About a few common misconceptions about motorcycles
1. Motorcycles are not safe
In terms of driving operation, like a car, a driver's license is required to ride a motorcycle. On the one hand, the principle of driving a motorcycle is the same as driving a car. It is the combination of brakes, accelerators, clutches, and gears (of course, there are also motorcycles without clutches and gears. Like automatic transmission cars, it is less necessary to change when driving. On the other hand, it is easier to get started with a motorcycle than a car, because it is small and easy to control, and it is basically possible to ride a motorcycle under the practice of riding a bicycle with clutches and gears.

In terms of braking effect, from a physical perspective, motorcycles are born with one or two fewer tires than cars (some are three-wheeled motorcycles), and the tire width is generally smaller than the width of the car tires. One or two brake calipers are obviously not comparable to the car.

In terms of driving style, Autobots are in and motorcycles are out, which is often referred to as iron-wrapped meat and meat-wrapped iron, and the sense of security is not as good as cars.

The above are the main two points that most people feel that motorcycles are not safe. This is also the inherent inadequacy of motorcycles. I deliberately blacked out the word sense of security, but just because a motorcycle doesn't give you enough security doesn't mean it's unsafe.

Because no form of transportation is absolutely safe! When we say that the braking effect is not enough or that there is a collision, we are talking about the premise that the accident is about to happen or has already happened. It is true that motorcycles are less protected than cars when they are released from an accident. So the question is, do we use vehicles to collide or cause accidents? of course not. Therefore, most people think that the concept that motorcycles are unsafe is biased, and preconceived ideas are substituted into the premise of an accident.

As long as you drive a motorcycle correctly, wear a helmet and cycling clothes, the safety of a motorcycle can be said to be the same as other means of transportation. Seeing this, some people may say that they have guaranteed correct driving, but accidents will always happen unexpectedly. In the face of an accident, any means of transportation is not absolutely safe, only relatively safe.

Moreover, the long-term existence of motorcycles as a means of transportation proves that it meets the conditions of relative safety. Otherwise, why does the law simply not prohibit the production and running of motorcycles? And now the development of science and technology is constantly improving the safety of motorcycle driving. High-standard helmets, riding suits with airbags, ABS systems, traction control systems, and blind spot reminders are all products on the market, not to mention Honda. Black technologies such as self-balancing technology of two-wheeled motorcycles being developed. Like various safety technologies in automobiles, these things are auxiliary in nature, and the core of safety lies in the correct driving style.

2. Motorcycles affect traffic
This is a completely wrong view. Under the condition of the same road width and driving speed, I believe that people with common sense of mathematics can calculate that there are definitely more motorcycles passing by at the same time than cars. The volume of motorcycles is convenient for passing. Saying that motorcycles are easy to cause traffic jams is a complete lie with eyes closed. Have so many cities in the country where motorbikes are restricted have their congestion improved because they don't have motorbikes? No. On the contrary, I think that if cars are banned and only motorcycles are allowed to pass, it can effectively improve the congestion situation. Although there is no actual case, this is a problem that can be figured out without thinking.

Some people may say that affecting traffic means that motorcycles are not as efficient as cars. But we all know how high the occupancy rate of cars is. It is the high occupancy rate of cars that directly led to the birth of the ride-hailing industry like Didi and Uber.

Some people may say that affecting traffic means that motorcycles do not follow traffic rules and are parked indiscriminately. This is what I said in the previous question, that is a partial situation, and this partial situation also occurs in the group of car drivers. It is unreasonable to say that motorcycles affect traffic on this ground.

In short, the argument that motorcycles affect traffic is too one-sided or extreme from any point of view.

3. Motorcycles affect the environment
Compared with a motorcycle, the exhaust emissions of a motorcycle are only a fraction of the latter, which is far smaller than that of a car. It is not as appropriate to attribute environmental pollution to the motorcycle as it is to the car. All motorcycles legally sold in China meet the national emission standards. At present, most motorcycles on the street are of the National III standard. With the improvement of environmental protection standards, the motorcycles with the National IV and National V emission standards are also continuously introduced, and the importation is large. Commercial vehicles are also required to meet the current emission standards before they can be listed (in fact, foreign emission standards are more stringent than domestic ones). With the development of new energy, more and more manufacturers have developed and produced electric powered motorcycles, and the development of electric motorcycles in the future is also the general trend. So the claim that motorcycles affect the environment has no basis whatsoever.

So, based on the above items, put aside your one-sided view of motorcycles and join our motorcycle army!