[ClumsyPilot]

> if safety was the overall concern, then motorcycles would have been banned a long time ago

And horse riding on the road - it’s still legal. I believe you can even ride cows in most countries

Safety of the driver, mind you, should be lower priority than safety of others, I.e. pedestrians.

Driver chose to drive whatever that is, but pedestrians didn’t. From that perspective motorcycles are great, they are least likely vehicle to main a pedestrian or child.

[_ZeD_]

given the reduced size, weight, and top speed, and the huge visibility of the kei cars, then it makes still less sense to ban them

[floatrock]

> And horse riding on the road - it’s still legal.

I take it you've never lived around Amish or Mennonite communities?

(Although to be fair, they have been required to put reflectors and sometimes turn signals on their buggies...)