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[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 9 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Exactly. You don't hear about bikes crashing through buildings and store fronts. Or knocking down road signs. Or power lines. Or bus stop shelters.

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Yeah, apart from medical costs, the worst a cyclist can do is maybe smash a window of a parked car. The maximum amount of property damage is maybe a few 1000. Nothing that an average person can't pay off within a reasonable time frame.

[–] Showroom7561@lemmy.ca 4 points 1 day ago (1 children)

I'm willing to bet that most cyclists crashes cost the cyclist more (i.e. to fix/replace their own bike) than the damage they caused to other things. LOL

[–] squaresinger@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

And that likely holds true even if the bike in question is the crappiest old piece of trash.