North American infrastructure is designed for cars first, and motorcycles are somewhat rare to see compared to the number of cars and trucks on the road. I think it’s maybe more dangerous to ride a motorcycle in NA than in SEA just because everyone around you is in a giant metal box that can kill you, and I think that’s why many people here choose not to ride motorcycles. That, and winter, of course.
As for the licensing, at least in the US, a motorcycle license is actually just an endorsement on a standard driver’s license, so you need to have the standard car license first.
Senseless@feddit.org 4 weeks ago
I’d get a driver’s license for motorcycles and the motorcycle later. The licenses have become so insanely expensive here.
Corn@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
Why? Shouldn’t cities encourage motorbikes over cars? In SEA its way easier to get a liscense for a bike than a car.
gallopingsnail@lemmy.sdf.org 4 weeks ago
North American infrastructure is designed for cars first, and motorcycles are somewhat rare to see compared to the number of cars and trucks on the road. I think it’s maybe more dangerous to ride a motorcycle in NA than in SEA just because everyone around you is in a giant metal box that can kill you, and I think that’s why many people here choose not to ride motorcycles. That, and winter, of course.
As for the licensing, at least in the US, a motorcycle license is actually just an endorsement on a standard driver’s license, so you need to have the standard car license first.
Corn@lemmy.ml 4 weeks ago
The person I was responding to isn’t american, because motorcycle licenses are like 10 USD in both the states I’ve lived in.