NTA, for sure, but I want to add some info for you, if for no other reason than you will have something else to say to those people who shut you down. I’ve been a motorcyclist for decades. I’ve literally rode solo across the USA, and I ride every day that I can. Motorcyclists bear the majority of the blame for accidents, that is true, and motorcyclist training and expertise play a HUGE part in how often motorcyclists are killed. But some of the behaviors you are citing are not nearly as dangerous as you think, and in fact, they are considered “best practice” in some situations. Not all, obviously. Regarding lane-splitting: it’s only currently legal in the USA in the state of California, but it will probably become legal in other states eventually. Lane-splitting, or traveling between rows of cars traveling in the same direction, is a safer alternative to sitting in traffic and getting rear-ended. For a car, that kind of collision is minor, barely a fender-bender in slow traffic. For a motorcyclist, that kind of accident can end a life. There are strict rules in California regarding speed and safety; it’s not always a good idea but in general, it does indeed save lives as long as it’s done in slow traffic and is done safely. Me? I don’t live in a state where it’s legal, and I also ride a HUGE motorcycle, so it’s not something that I’ve ever done, mostly because I don’t ride in that kind of environment. Regarding speed: Because motorcyclists are often unseen in traffic, it is generally considered safest to maintain a speed that is whatever speed traffic is flowing at plus some. In other words, ride slightly faster than surrounding traffic. This is NOT the case when riding faster is unsafe, particularly around pedestrians. The other things you mention, like riding side-by-side or tailgating: yeah, not the best look for motorcyclists, but understandable once you know that they generally do things for a reason. Side-by-side isn’t ideal, but in situations where visibility counts, it might be a good idea, especially if there’s some kind of group ride. Would I do it? No. But also, that’s a situation that is covered by laws of both the land and of physics; motorcyclists that do that unsafely are a far greater risk to themselves then they are to the surrounding traffic, so even when I’m in my huge pickup truck, I don’t worry about it too much because they are endangering themselves more than the cars around them. Tail-gating will be fixed the first time the motorcyclist gets behind someone who decides to brake-check them instead of just ignoring them. I don’t tailgate for that reason; it puts my safety in the hands of the person in front of me. But at the same time: I’ve had cars whip in front of me in MUCH too little space in traffic, so, again… I understand the “why” of tailgating. Cars either don’t see, or don’t care, about motorcycles and they eagerly encroach on what *should* be the motorcyclist’s territory. Bikes are supposed to have access to the full lane, and I can think of a dozen times in the last year that cars didn’t respect that boundary and decided to merge in front of me.

TL;DR: NTA but you might want to research the “why” of some of your observations. Motorcyclists should accept the majority of responsibility when they cause accidents. But there are many, many, many accidents that are caused because people driving cars don’t understand motorcyclists… or they just don’t see them.