Should The Motorcycle or Scooter Environmental Footprint Entitled Them to Reasonable Accommodation

Some cities and towns seem to be more embracing of motorcycles and scooters on their roads.  Officials appear to have a better understanding of the impact these smaller vehicles have on their city streets, and take steps to encourage their proliferation.

Riding a bike in a large city poses risks to both rider and vehicle. Often when parked, a motorcycle and especially the smaller and lighter scooter  are often damaged by distracted drivers or pedestrian vandalism.

Many of our bikes are on occasion are dragged to make space for a car to park, at times resulting in the u-lock jamming into the front disc brake.

Motorcycles are quickly and easily tipped over by accident or intentionally, at times sustaining hundreds of dollars in damages?

For the unreasonable car driver and individual,  offering motorcycles and scooters any special consideration, such as lane splitting, or the use of reserve lanes, is clearly out of the question.

“Why should you go happily gliding by while I sit in traffic,” replied one car driver, when asked if they supported legalizing lane splitting for motorcycles. The sentiment was repeated by 13 out of the fifteen drivers we asked.

The scooter in the picture below was issued a parking citation, because, according to the city it was parked against the flow of traffic.

Considering the benefits of riding these low emission vehicles, benefit everyone; the asphalt, parking, traffic, air quality, and the neighbors, therefore, denying reasonable accommodations to encourage riders  becomes unreasonable.