Riding a motorcycle has many advantages over a car, here
are the advantages:
1.
Cheaper to run: Motorcycles use less
petrol than cars and the high cost of transportation in Nigeria is seriously
eating deep into people’s monthly budget. Using motorcycles saves the amount of
leakages in our economy reason being that our dependence on petrol would drastically
reduce. Motorcycle riders are leaders in conversations and communities at
large.
2.
Easier to maintain: In many ways, a motorcycle
is only half a car in terms of chasis size. Motorcycles are easier to repair,
reason being that the engine is more accessible, you go to the bike, pull off a
side cover or seat, and there you find the engine. Motor vehicle mechanics
charge exorbitantly when repairing cars as against fixing a motorcycle.
The cost of routine
maintenance on motorcycles is less than that of a car. Finally, many repairs
you can do yourself, like changing spark plugs or fitting a new battery.
3.
Easier to park, people who take two (2)
hours to get to work in Lagos and other busy places may take as long to find a
park. Getting a place to park your cars in busy business areas can be a
challenge in Nigeria. Motorcycles are easier to park than cars in many ways
A bike parks in a third of the space of a
car, so you can angle park a hundred bikes where only 30 cars will fit. Even in
the busiest of places, there is usually a spot to park a bike.
4.
Bikes can stop anywhere; the ability to pull over
anytime is a real bonus. Imagine cruising the city of Ibadan on a bike, and you
get lost. On a bike you can pull over anytime, look around, read road signs and
ask people around. In a car, stopping in a city will usually block the traffic
flow.
When a bike pulls over,
traffic flows around it, but in a car, the traffic flow forces on you, even in
directions you don’t want to go! Sometimes people end up miles from where they
want to be, simply because they could not stop and review the situation.
Riders can stop and look
around, when a car must press on. This is great for sightseeing and looking new
places.
5. Flexible in traffic: It’s a terrible feeling of helplessness,
being in a stationary line of cars with some block up ahead, maybe someone had
a crash. In a car, you have to wait, however long it takes. You don’t even know
how many miles the line stretches ahead. However in traffic jams, a motorcycle
can usually wend its way forward, which is why traffic police in many cities
have returned to using motorcycles.
6. Less boring: the main cause of car accidents is
inattention. Falling asleep at the wheel, often momentarily, happens more often
than most people think. A car is comfortable, so if you are tired, your body
tells you it is time to take a nap. Unfortunately, even a brief mini-nap can
put you into oncoming traffic. In contrast, motorcycles wake you up, as on a
bike you feel the wind, the wet, and the cold! So you are less likely to nod
off “at the handlebars” than at the wheel. Riding can be unpleasant, but boring
it is not, and this is an advantage.
