motorcycles are highly polluting

http://blog.wired.com/cars/2008/12/the-greening-of.html

"Motorcycles may deliver 70 mpg or more, but they can be 10 times more polluting per mile than passenger cars"

D: !!!

I heard something similar about outboard motors on boats.

All-electrics seem a good in-town solution.

Keep in mind a bike has a lousy drag profile.
Sure, the front cross-section is small.
But the rider is upright, and there are few drag bodies / many turbulence areas.

bus in winter not so convenient

I'll post pics when I get them.

1) many bus stops don't have a concrete pad
2) you step onto mud or snow
3) even on main routes, you stumble on piles of snow that aren't removed.
4) once off the bus, since the city doesn't clean sidewalks, good luck
5) instead of using traffic bylaw enforcers, a sole guy in an office seems to handle complaints.
Again, good luck.

Maybe we are trying to save the big-3 auto makers by simply forcing everybody to buy a car...