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Ambulance hits Oregon cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill, lawsuit says (www.oregonlive.com)

submitted 7 hours ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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The cyclist, who suffered a broken nose, was initially treated at the scene by the ambulance driver.

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 2 hours ago

That's a great business model. Create the demand for your supply yourself. Wtf, this system is so fucked.

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 hours ago

Create demand

Provide supply

Economics 101

[–] [email protected] -4 points 1 hour ago (1 children)

This makes perfect sense. The city will have insurance for accidents. They bill him, he sues, the city refers it to their insurer and the insurance pays the suit and costs.

It only sounds ridiculous on the surface.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 3 hours ago* (last edited 2 hours ago)

Sounds reasonable. Blind spot makes it easy to run over cyclists when doing a right turn. "Attention, Angles morts".

And it sounds reasonable each party writes a bill. Can be offset in court.

And btw an ambulance ride in Germany is like 500€ to 1000€. For once something that's not 10x as expensive as in other parts of the world.