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Speed argument aside, what is left? The crash safety issue, and interior room. How is it that people like Ralph Nader managed to lead an ever burdensome and expensive crusade for vehicle occupant safety against automakers and yet the motorcycle came out more or less unscathed? If the Corvair was "unsafe at any speed", how is a Harley the model of crash worthiness?
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Because people are aware of the risks inherent with riding a motorcycle. In fact for many, it's part of the "charm" of owning one -- "oooh, you're so fearless!" What do the police call bikers? Donors?
I, for one, would not want my wife and kids putt-putting around in a tiny kei-car, and it would be irresponsible for me to put them in that sort of danger. The driving conditions in North America really are different than they are in Japan and Europe. I don't know many people who are permanent urban fixtures, who don't normally need to take a trip on an expressway.