I too believe in Darwinism. I call what we have here reverse Darwinism, the survival of the stupid. Unfortunately, a lot of people are not sensible enough to make the right decisions for themselves and need to be guided. But where do you draw the line. A lot of people would draw the line well before you get onto a bike. We live in a democracy (well near enough) and if enough people think that riding bikes should be outlawed, we'll be all driving cars. The idea to be aware of the risks and to avoid being excessively stupid when it comes to riding a motorcycle. You want to give the general public the illusion that we are all mature and sensible and know how to dress for the occasion. Hopefully they'll leave us alone. The thing is that motorcyclist tend not to have a lot of collateral damage when they crash. Usually it's only the rider affected and sometimes a pillion. Cars on the other hand tend to do a lot more damage to others. Just look at what happens when a car runs in to a group of people, or cyclists as has happened recently. So do cars pay a higher registration fee?Car drivers just have a much more powerful lobby than motorcyclists. Nobody seems to car about the pollution they cause and how they clog up our roads. Ban the cars I say... :-).
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