Originally Posted by
Camilo
This is why I always chuckle when I hear people worry about putting a rear bike rack on their car - worrying about backing into something or getting rear-ended. I've seen the garage catastrophe many times, but I don't know if I've ever heard of someone trashing a bike that was on a properly installed rear rack.
I've handled a couple of claims where a car/truck/suv was rear-ended while carrying bikes on the back. Generally unfortunate. I did see a Madone launched through the back hatch glass of a 4-Runner, and come out fairly well.