For what its worth "sueing" isn't something thats really up my alley, my claim to the city would be well intentioned like "hey you guys really messed me up, here are some pics, you might even have other incidents reported at the same spot. Please give me back pay for time missed from work and damage done to my bicycle." The total amount would be ~1,000$ im not looking for a big payout.

The receipt I have from the bike shop is for 2 back wheels, 3 tubes, and labor (got 2 bikes fixed) Would be funny if I used that, if a little dishonest. Frankly most people would have gone to the hospital so if the city is responsible the amount I want is very reasonable from a purely economic point of view. The worst part is is that I owe woodside like 300$ for a traffic ticket that wasn't my fault at all, and they are probably gonna deny this claim and send that 300 to collections. So unfair.