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@The_Seldom_Killer
Only in more exception circumstances. If you've driven into a curb, particularly a high one at anything less than 45 degrees you'll probably have noticed some reluctance on behalf of the car to mount the curb and continue onto the pavement. (yes, I know I'm a shit driver)
Now as someone who has been nudged by into railings by an inattentive driver and also been full on side-swiped by a minibus, taken out by a curb and ended up wrapped around a bin, I know which I prefer.
The latter resulted in some minor damage to the bike and a few scrapes and bruises. The formed caused me to hit the railings with my shoulder, jam my front wheel against the curb, bounce back out into the road and across the back end of the car that had just hit me and roll along the road where the following care nearly didn't stop before running me over. I may have walked away from both but the railings left me unable to ride or walk very well for a couple of days.