Despite the risk of riding a motorcycle, more and more people do. In the Philippines and other Asian countries, it is because motorbikes are so much cheaper to buy and to maintain than cars. And it gets you faster to where you want to go than commuting.
But in other countries, they buy motorcyles like schuberth for image and maybe because of their need of speed.
There is just nothing so liberating as riding very fast along a highway while feeling the wind hit your face. The problem is, it is just risky business. So keep yourself safe with protected gear and calculate your risks before riding so fast.