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I’m not sure that motorcycle get it any easy than cyclist, there in an even small minority than pedal cyclists 1% vs 2% of journeys. What they do get is the benefit of doubt of the careful and competent test which seams to hold people to a much lower bar when compared to the current cyclist offence wording and more importantly allows a value judgement by a jury or rule braking fellow motorists.
I do think motorists suffer from the same casual generalisation that cyclists have to listen to.
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I really don’t want to get sucked back into this thread, it is so so so depressing, however...
Is there an element of danger involved in motorcycles performing a hard stop, that is not considered for pedal cycles?
My question is such that there was a massive ‘think bike’ operation to enforce the vulnerability of a motorcyclist, and the perceived dangers in performing a hard stop or emergency stop. Okay, a very competent one would probably endo, and the weight of the bike would avoid stacking it in many situations like pedestrian beelines.
Really my question is such that I am not sure people expect a motorcyclist to action the manoeuvre to the same degree as a pedal cyclist, though the level of danger could be equivalent to the rider.
There is, in my experience, a degree of sympathy toward motorcyclists that is not there for pedal cyclists.