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by AlexandrB 685 days ago
> “they aren’t safe on the highway”

This seems so dubious. Safe for whom? If we're talking about the driver, how are motorcycles legal? If we're talking about other highway users, then I'd rather be hit by a kei car than a lifted mega-pickup with wheels sticking out 6" beyond the body.

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> If we're talking about the driver

Obviously.

> how are motorcycles legal?

They're popular with a fairly large portion of the American public who view them as a lifestyle they are committed to, banning them for any reason would be political suicide.

> lifted mega-pickup

Speaking of which, it blows my mind that it is legal to lift your truck.