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Old 10-26-16, 07:44 AM
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The insurance company can turn this into a win-win publicity campaign for all involved. If the original equipment companies are unable or unwilling to replicate the original bike, they along with the insurance company could sponsor a project to build a new bike with a similar end-result in mind. A road/racing bike optimized for one-handed operation. And if they open the project up up to various teams including manufacturers, mobility and engineering firms and schools there could be multiple entrants and the resulting bikes could even be donated to others at the end of the competition.

This could also provide good publicity for groups that assist those who need assistance in coping with special physical needs as they, too could get involved.

The net result would be that you (and possibly others) would receive a new state-of-the-art bicycle, and cycling accessability technology may get a boost both technically and entrepeneurally.
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