[carso]

And are also not great for air pollution - they burn less gas per mile, but the engines are very dirty.

[ambyra]

But they reduce congestion, which equals less total time on the road. Everyone gets better MPGs if there is less stop and go traffic.

[kjkjadksj]

Imagine stop and go traffic for a minute. Now imagine it with all those cars replaced by ninjas and dirtbikes and harleys. You can’t even hold a conversation when one of these things goes by. Imagine that being everything that goes by.

[lstodd]

Well, you can't really commute on a Ninja or a Hayabusa. Dirtbike will get old fast too.

Maxi/midi scooters like Yamaha Majesty / X-MAX are the commuting vehicle of choice.

[kjkjadksj]

This is america though. Rather than a sensible commuting vehicle, the best selling vehicle is the f150. There is a subset of truck owners that will put a nut sack on the hitch and blow a cloud of black diesel exhaust at a car like a prius at a light.