Originally Posted by
pueblonative
I don't think I buy the argument that this guy put people in any less danger than if he had been on a car. First off, if you read the case he nearly ran down a young child. Maybe there's some difference between getting run down by a car vs a bike to that child, but I'm not sure it's worth that much. Secondly, supposing the fool had put his bike in traffic and forced cars to swerve around him, possibly causing a crash that killed somebody.
You aren't sure of the difference in the likely damage to the human body (no matter what its size) between being struck by a bicycle or a car?
That would explain your bringing up that tired old wives tale of swerving motor cars crashing wily-nilly avoiding a wayward cyclist. Yes it
could happen, anything
could happen; try and stop supposing and deal with reality.