My cousin said the gas savings for a prius and a motorcycle were the same.

This is very true, even newer bikes that have more modern emissions are still generally exempt from the same standards as any car.

That being said if you have a high traffic commute it would still be faster for you to use a bike as well as better for everyone else in traffic so pros and cons.

Fortnine has a video that touches on the emissions/trying to be green and riding a motorcycle. The fact is most bikes not made within the last 10 years (and some that are) are carbureted and have little if any emissions control. Sure that Yamaha vstar250 might get 80mpg but that has more to do with having a smaller engine than a lawnmower than it does any modern engineering.

Op said "save gas" as in use less.

No comment was made on "reduce pollution"

That Prius, just by being manufactured, had an incredibly toxic environmental impact that it would take a motorcycle hundreds of thousands of miles to equal. Lithium battery manufacture is hell on the environment.

Sad, but true

Motorcycle licences should come with an organ donor registration card

Probably because of a shitty driver or tesla autopilot: https://youtu.be/yRdzIs4FJJg?si=0Px9muIop5hXKBcC

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I do often carry all my groceries and still have room for a full size first aid kit on my bike. Panniers are a game changer and I dont even need a backpack 90% of the time

I can haul about the same amount of groceries on my bike/partner's scoot as our car...which tbf is a fiat 500 but nonetheless I can easily get a weeks groceries on a bike.

Love the down votes lol, you may disagree with me but facts are facts.

I go on grocery trips on my cheap Escooter 🤷 it works, just get a good backpack

Something about the phrase "living to the fullest" doesn't allude to sensible motorcycle safety precautions.

It is really strange seeing that rhetoric here too especially with the “fuck cars” group. A lot of countries other than the US have way more riders and less of the squid culture going on because its more of just the norm over there. Also to compliment your picture heres one of me camping with the bike:

Can you link the community?

Yeah, priuses are really low maintenance for the most part, it's nice. And motorcycles aren't necessarily the death traps people are making out here, higher risk yes but if you're a defensive, aware driver and not a squid it's really not bad. Motorcycles don't tend to attract defensive drivers though.

Just to get some varying opinions, can anyone that’s died on a motorcycle chip in with their experience?

How do you commute on a sandwhich?

So coal powered. Awesome.

Motorcycles are not as dangerous as people think. What they are is unforgiving of mistakes.

My opinion is that the crash and fatality statistics are heavily inflated by the fact that risky people are drawn to motorcycles, and the evidence backs me up on that somewhat. Studies like the Hurt Report and subsequent NHTSA studies on fatal crashes show some absolutely baffling things, like over 20% of all fatal crashes involving unlicensed riders and almost 40% involving alcohol consumption in some way. Hell, in a shocking amount of US states, helmets are not required and every time I'm in one of those states I see people riding around on the interstate without any head protection. Absolutely terrifying and an incredibly stupid thing to do. I never ride without a full-face helmet personally.

There are plenty of ways to mitigate risk but most of the riders who die in crashes don't do them.

Especially if your having “fun” with it.

One full tank of gas on your motorcycle could be enough for a lifetime...

it’s kind of shocking how bad motorcycles are at fuel efficiency given how much less mass they have to move

I drive a 750cc bike and own a 2015 Prius. The bike gets better mileage.

Rain gear + many bikes have fairings that especially when traveling at speed cause the rain to mostly travel around you.

Checkmate Atheists!