If you watch many bike shows on youtube, you'll see that a lot of storebought bikes have woefully lacking brakes and usually need proper adjustment frequently t

If you watch many bike shows on youtube, you'll see that a lot of storebought bikes have woefully lacking brakes and usually need proper adjustment frequently to keep them working as good as they possibly can. And even well designed bikes can have failures when used outside of their expected scenarios (broken seatposts, handlebars). Most bike owners don't even think about bike maintenance unless something obvious is broken. Heck, car parking brakes can fail on hills, so drivers need to know to turn their front wheels the right way to help prevent a runaway car. Many car parking brakes aren't designed for steep hills. Is the car maker at fault if the parking brake fails in an abnormal environment? Some bikes with caliper brakes can have tire failures due to rim heating from long downhill braking. And a blown front tire could lead to a bad crash. Are the bike makers, wheel makers, brake makers, and tire makers at fault here too? Or perhaps California should be sued for making a road that's too steep? As for rich people not suing because they need more money... these people sued their daughter's friend's family. How is that going to help? All that will do is add salt to the wound the living child probably has. In fact, it's just evil to do that to the other kid.