jeep dude with the frame-perfect brake slam
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On a side note: I wonder what the cost of all the bike-related crashes (caused by bikes) would add up.
A crash like the one in the video likely cost someone (insurance company, tax payers, other drivers, etc.) way more than hundreds of cyclist-caused crashes.
I'd be willing to bet that the administrative costs to have cycling insurance would likely be more than the insurance is worth.
Whereas with car insurance, you'd never be able to pay for the true cost of all the damage, lives lost, etc. That's why they cap liability to usually max $2,000,000.
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Things like this make me terrified to ride a bike on the street with nothing but a painted line between me and tons of speeding metal.
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Am I the only one who regularly can’t see posts in this instance? It says media failed to load, and I feel like that constantly happens in fuckcars.
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Why is insurance not mandatory for cyclists?
Per the PPACA, health insurance is mandatory. This just isn't particular to cyclists because cycling isn't materially more dangerous than any other non-vehicular mode of transportation.
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Insurance for my ebike is $25 per year, insurance on my car is over $3,000 per year. This is honestly one area where the economics make sense, the price does reflect the decreased risk of harming others.
In the town I lived we used to know a light pole that you could give a firm kick to cut off all the exterior lighting in the area.
Yeah the masses are different, but personal injuries can still happen.
But I think that should be covered by regular health insurance, you shouldn't need a traffic insurance just for bicycling.
It is in at least parts of Japan (if not all of it now)
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Whether or not you like cars, being legally required to give insurance companies money is horrible policy
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Asshole in the jeep couldn't be bothered to stop and check on the people
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Maybe not that, bit have a look at the assholes who race at ebike top speed through the pedestrian zone.
Great point, but did you guys see what happened? The internet cables are pretty strong/well installed. The post came off like a twig but somehow the internet cable was A-OKAY!
Where is the source of the video? I’m almost convinced is AI, the grey car appears from nowhere and the black one when accelerates again after the “incident”, it seems to go to low on the asphalt, almost inside the street.
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cyclists still can end up severely injuring or killing a pedestrian.
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Then insurance should be cheaper for them... what a dumb post.
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