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Wolf – don’t want to get you any more worked up than you are, but believe it or not, in Eretz Yisrael the idea that a ben Torah shouldn’t drive is very much alive. [On the other hand, in eretz Yisrael there are plenty of bnei torah who aren’t into such ideas, and drive motorcycles.]
You can disagree with the notion that it doesn’t “pas” (or with the entire notion of “pasing” for that matter), but I think its obvious why there is room for the question. There is a clear image associated with the motorcycle, as opposed to the car. And if there were such a problem with a car, then there would at least be room for a discussion about that as well.
I also think we all understand that this association is not random, but has to do with the difference in the activity itself.