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Speaking of which. Last week I parked my bicycle against a car. The owner got angry at me, which I don't understand, people park their bicycle against my bicycle all the time. And by doing that, it is far more likely that safety critical parts are damaged.

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Does your bike not have a kickstand?

Yes, but the slightest amount of wind will make it fall and this is certainly not unique to my bicycle. It is better to leave a bike in a more stable position.

Turn your handlebar all the way to the right side (assuming the stand is on the left) and it will be much more stable.

Just because you bought a wrongly-sized kickstand for your bike doesn't give you the right to damage people's cars.

Putting a bike standing against a car doesn't damage it. Typically the only parts that touch the vehicle are saddle (soft material) and handlebar bar tape or grip (again, soft material).

The kickstand is an integrated part on most bicycles, and yes they are often undersized. However, like I said, people think it is normal to park their bicycles against mine, so why should it be different with other vehicles like cars?

Because a car isn't a bike.

Do you think people should treat cars and bikes 100% equivalently (including such things as whether you can drive them in the bike lane), or would you agree society should treat the two differently?

Depends on the circumstances. When it comes to surface scratches caused by the parking of other vehicles they can be treated equally.

PS: your argument is a bit silly. Analogy: all humans are equal; except that does not mean that we should treat all people the same way in all circumstances.

> When it comes to surface scratches caused by the parking of other vehicles they can be treated equally

So you're saying if a stranger damages your bike, that gives you the right to pay it forward and damage some unrelated stranger's car?

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