Motorcycles get to do that legally in many places because it’s safer for them. If the car behind them in stop and go traffic fails to stop, it is more serious for motorcycle riders. 

Except we store 20 cases of eggs around the diesel engine and layer the floor throughout the sonar computer room with 40lb cans of flour aboard fast attack subs

They aren't in regular service anymore, but until 2013 Buenos Aries had trains running on their Underground's line A that were built in 1911. They're still used for tourist services but not everyday runs.