Picture ain’t mine but in the last decade in my country, there’s more and more motorcycles than ever before, mostly because they’re cheap and plentiful, and while they supposedly level the playing field in terms of private vehicle ownership, they also affect other people like cyclists.
I think the biggest issues with cars are they are big, fuel-inefficient, and demand a ton of space because of their size (think how much land car parks take up). They’re also incredibly deadly to pedestrians.
Car drivers don’t really care if they hit someone (not really), cars are so big and so safe that deep down they know they’re likely safe. A bike rider does NOT want to hit anyone because the bike rider knows the result is disastrous, so bike riders pay way more attention and are far more aware of their surroundings.
You can park 3 bikes in a single car park space, the fuel used to get those 3 bikes there is similar to what a single car would use. But those bikes moved 3 people instead of 1.
Motorbikes are far superior to cars on all these metrics. Obviously nothing is going to be better than mass public transit, but in the real world where a lot of places have really bad public transit, I think motorcycles are a better alternative to cars.
Wait until you try visiting Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam at daytime. Crossing the street there can be a very chancy thing.
Malaysia sees one scooter death every two hours.
Most motor bikes produces more noise than a full sized truck or bus, that alone makes them inferior