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That's not really an argument, though. Whatever time I leave I would still be riding slower, for longer (and possibly therefore emitting more pollution, not less? I don't know.)
Would it make life unbearable? No, but it would make it less enjoyable.
As an aside, most bikes I have had have also been rubbish at 20. It's in between gears at that speed, so you're either revving too highly in 2nd or spluttering in 3rd, and swapping between them a lot. I've found the same with manual cars that I have driven, so I think that the claim of fewer gearchanges is probably wrong.