Originally Posted by
PedallingATX
Basically, insurance companies are used to shelling out large sums of cash to people because cars are infinitely more expensive than bikes. To an insurance company, $5,000 is NOTHING for a drunk driving accident. Especially if you're not claiming any health bills. You can get enough money to buy any bike you could possibly want.
Not to mention "pain and suffering", "emotional trauma", and the "loss of work productivity of such".