[crazygringo]

Can you explain why?

I see other people saying the same thing, but it totally defies my intuition.

Isn't the seat in an SUV objectively much higher up than the seat of a bike? Aren't your feet much higher on the floor of an SUV, than on a bike?

What am I missing here?

[ars]

They are not. You step up over the sill to get into an SUV, then your feet go down into the footwell. Your eyes end up slightly lower than a person standing (and much lower in a sedan), while a motorcycle is very close to exactly standing (they have to be able to put their feet down when stopped).

[crazygringo]

Thank you!