It’s an older article, but the point stands!

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    Really depends for a motorcycle. I’d rather one over long distance highway than a car, but rather a car over short distance urban routes.

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      I may just be dumb.

      But are you trying to say, you’d rather use a motorcycle for long distance and a car for short distance?

      As someone who rides, that’s like the super opposite of what I do.

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        Depends on the bike, I think. Most cars on the road today are well-suited enough for both short and long distance travel. While there are surely some motorcycles that are good for both, there are a much higher proprotion that are better for a specific type of riding, to the relative exclusion of others - whether that be for reasons of ergonomics, curb weight, cargo capacity, handling and suspension comfort, etc.

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          I think the number of bikes you’d want and be comfortable on taking long distance is a hand full.

          Where as cars you would not want for long distance are a hand full.

          Realistically the only rational reason to take a bike long distances is because you want to and enjoy it. Outside of that it’s just downsides.

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      I dunno. Highway hypnosis is much more likely on well, a highway. Folks will be paying a lot less attention in that scenario. Hell, even you will likely be paying a lot less attention. It’s just how humans work. Monotony breeds complacency. I understand your reasoning for think the motorcycle is safer on the highway than in a heavily traffic urban area. But I do not understand why you think it’s safer than the car on a highway.

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        Especially compared against new cars with adaptive cruise that can and will stop automatically.