but we want special consideration all the time, i.e. shoulder usage, lane splitting, special MC lanes, etc... I can understand why some would want that, but what happened to "sharing the road" and equal treatment? So you're stuck in traffic? Isn't everyone else? So it's hot on the bike? Isn't the price we pay for doing something we love?
I just want to not die from heat stroke wearing protective gear and helmet, in the full sun, with no wind, and cars all around spewing tons of additional heat, while cagers are sitting in air conditioned lounge recliners reading their phones, listening to 7 speaker stereos, in the shade, in shorts, and sipping nice beverages, usually without having to cycle a clutch constantly, during the extreme delays.
On other fronts, motorcyclists push for HOV access, and that seems reasonable, just like tolls should be less. Motorcycles are only a fraction of the weight, emissions, gas use, and size of cars, and only a fraction of the wear on the roads. Many can only [or reasonably only] carry one person. And in many situations, they take up far less parking space.
I certainly don't expect special motorcycle lanes, that really is unreasonable.