Comment by estearum

It has nothing to do with awareness.

Your point is that there are cities that are full of motorcycles. My point is: sure, but most of those in most cities are not the 1000cc+ motorcycles Americans are typically referring to, and even if they are, a city full of motorcycles is a completely different risk environment from a city that is not full of motorcycles.

The bikes, usage patterns, and environment are all totally different. It's obviously silly to act like they're not.