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Bumpers are also designed to crumple, while bikes are not

It may well be true, but let's all think about this logically.

It's the "wheel" of the bike that's In question, and not a more solid part such as the frame/body. The wheel Is supported by flimsy spokes that I can easily bend by hand. Now If I were riding my bike at full speed (which would've been the case to cause that amount of damage to the vehicle) and ran Into a plastic 240 litre trash can (similar to those left In the front of one's house for collection each week), I'd say my bike's wheel would be significantly damaged, so too the rider being myself.

I'm not saying the damage to the car Is not possible, It's just a little hard to believe the extent of the damage, and that It was caused by the "wheel" of the bike.
Anyway, the moral of this thread Is the jovial side of It. And It's certainly funny.