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Originally Posted by Xist
For whom? How much potential collateral damage would a motorcycle have, compared to a muscle car?
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It's not the physical collateral damage from a motorcycle impact that's in question: its that the motorcycle/suicidcle rider is irresponsible to his or her dependents. If the rider has none, or only has adult heirs, then ride on! I no longer commute by bicycle for the same reason- the route is unsafe.
As far as the damage a bike will cause a car in an accident? Sure the damage should be less, but I'd rather replace a fender, front clip or total out the car after bumping another car than deal with a torn-out undercarriage after bouncing over a bike (not to mention all the blood and gore that'd need washing off). Killing somebody just because one of you made a minor driving error would really suck.
Sure, the same concept could be stretched to those who avoid the vehicular arms race and drive rusty Metros amongst 40 ton trucks. We live in a relatively free country, so it's a personal judgement call about where to draw the line, but the bottom line is that in an accident, the motorcyclist always loses.