Trike

[kawashima]

My work mate today told me that she wants a trike if it's not expensive. (we can ride it with car license and without wearing helmet here). I think she's not that serious. I heard that a female talent bought a trike and she thought it cool(I remember it was 250cc scooter based one).
I didn't expect a person with no experience on bike wants a trike as a first non car vehicle, but I responded to her that
1) Trike is expensive cause trike makers buy a scooter and mods it into trike.
2) If it's a cheap one, it's made in China and you should avoid it.
3) Trike doesn't fall on the ground like scooter but it's still dangerous compared to a car. If you hit with a car you will be severely hurt.
4) Trike and bike looks cool and enjoyable from a car but once you ride on it, it's hot and cold, windy and noisy, smells exhaust, it's not that comfortable thing.

She asked me if there's a rental trike around here so I searched for it at lunch time but couldn't find it any. So I told her that if you just wanna go and try bike shaped vehicle on rental, how about this honda ape 50 rental? (trial rental 1hour:1000yen).

I added 4) because she said her husband asked her not to ride any trike or bike cause they are dangerous.

So what do you respond if you were me, and what do you think of the idea car driver has a trike without any experience on motorcycle?
(I think she just wanted to change her mood)

p.s. this is the female talent she is a fan of.
https://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b295/kawashima_/akinaminamitrike.jpg
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own:2020 Serow 250
owned: 2012 YB125SP, 2008 TDM900, 2005 W650, 2002 LS125R, 2002 CB400SF, NS50F, C50 / Trip to UK(2009), Hokkaido touring(2013)

[kawashima]

What I'm curious are below two points.
-Do you suggest riding if your co worker(female no experience) is interested?
-Is a trike safer than scooter vehicle???
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own:2020 Serow 250
owned: 2012 YB125SP, 2008 TDM900, 2005 W650, 2002 LS125R, 2002 CB400SF, NS50F, C50 / Trip to UK(2009), Hokkaido touring(2013)

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[Rogerborg]

I don't think I'd recommend a trike to anyone, it seems like the worst parts of a bike and a car combined.

However, I can spot one thing that might be easier to do on a trike.

https://i42.tinypic.com/33m8wef.jpg
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https://www.piaggiomp3.com/PiaggioMp3SplitUK/default.htm
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