That may be true in North America but in most of the rest of the world they are an integral part of the fabric of transportation. I have lived in many parts of the world and seen many families,men,women yes and even children solving their daily transportation needs by motorcycle. There are many of us here in the US who have adopted the world model and also use our motorcycles as transportation. How nice that we get to use them also as Recreational Vehicles also. That is what one of the reasons for the AMA,to make sure that motorcycles are included in the transportation scheme here. And that is why more of us need to members.