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Ambulance hits cyclist, rushes him to hospital, then sticks him with $1,800 bill

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

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

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.bestiver.se/post/93717

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This is one of the most American things I've ever read.
Is this fuck cars or fuck the us?

Show of hands, who pays for ambulances regardless of why?
Bikes: a transportation vehicle with health benefits. Ambulance: a transportation vehicle for the unwell.

Bikes are the natural enemy of the ambulance. A war between the bike clan and the ambulance clan is on the horizon.
That's an interesting business strategy, I'll give 'em that
The Ankh-Morpork Ambulance Guild strikes again.
This is America
A new way to make money! Much easier than waiting for someone to need an ambulance!
GDP📈
It's called a 'for profit business', look it up, people!
Sounds like a pretty straightforward lawsuit
they couldve gotten way more than $1,800 if they hit a few more cyclists on the way. theres plenty of room in the back of an ambulance
Maybe playing devil's advocate here, but if it was the ambulance's fault then the ambulance company's insurance should be paying for all of the medical bills, including the ambulance ride. And the bill for the ambulance ride pays the EMS workers salaries and the vehicle maintenance.

The amount of profiteering in the medical industry is obscene, but I'm not sure this is an example of it...
How the fuck is this "fuck cars" content? I hate cars as much as everyone here, but I don't think we can replace ambulances with bikes
Meanwhile in Russia(and pretty much rest of Europe): citizems get full healthcare and even foreigners get some of it. For free.

This is what happens if any foreigner for example breaks bone in Russia:

Emergency, including emergency specialized, medical care is provided to foreign citizens in case of sickness, accident, trauma, poisining and other cases requireing emergency treatment. Such medical treatment provided by state and municipal healthcare organizations is free of charge.
This also feels like a good fit for Not The Onion.
Pro gamer move
Sue them for 1 million. Profit.
Trumps america, not 1,800 3,000! It would be communism otherwise!
He was on a bike... it wasn't worth abandoning the car
Look at the picture in the article and read the story. The biker was trying to ride past the ambulance near the curb as the ambulance was turning.

The biker felt entitled to do whatever he wanted instead of waiting his turn and got himself ran over.
"Hoesch estimated to police that he was going 5 mph to 10 mph and said he didn’t think the ambulance was going to turn in front of him."

-So he's illegally passing on the right at an intersection and making assumptions. -Wouldn't have a case with me on jury.

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