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I have always found the 'motorcycles=more pollution than cars' idea to be odd. Bikes are way lighter and use much much less fuel than cars, especially when accelerating from a standstill, where most fuel is used. Also modern bikes have to meet EU emissions standards, just like cars. Older bikes can only be compared with older cars, which would also be worse. Modern bikes have catalysts and fuel injection. Also, significantly, most bikes are moving most of the time, not stuck in queue after queue, belching out fumes. and (almost) none of them are diesel.
Bear in mind that one person persuaded out of their car and onto a bike saves a lot of road space and that car's pollution, and fewer cars statistically means safer cyclists.