Operators of heavier vehicles have a duty of care toward smaller vehicle rider. Compare this with New York City where if you negligently kill someone with your

Operators of heavier vehicles have a duty of care toward smaller vehicle rider. Compare this with New York City where if you negligently kill someone with your car, the police won't even issue a ticket unless you're drunk. Then comes the civil lawsuit in which the surviving family will probably settle for your car insurance policy limits (e.g. $100,000, far lower than German limits that are in the millions of Euros).