philbob57

- I think a case can be made that the other rider overtook me by moving into my path without warning.
- Neither of us was able to stop without colliding, so we're both at fault by that standard.
- If we were in cars, the other rider would be at fault in Illinois.
- Speed limit on the MUP is 15 mph, and I guarantee I was below that, because I was experiencing a-fib on the ride, so I was putting out low to moderate effort.
- 'When in Rome, do as Romans do' - that means not announcing oneself. (Usually I do anyway. I wish I had done it before the crash, but I don't remember doing so. I did shout when she turned, but she didn't stop her turn.)

I know eye-witnesses are notoriously wrong, especially for principals in accidents. There is no doubt in my mind that she did not signal, because I look for body language when I'm around other riders. More than that, she admitted not signaling - 'No one ever signals,' she said. I was prepared for her to keep going without stopping, which is why I was over on the left when we collided. It just never occurred to me she'd make a U-turn.

Over-entitlement in Winnetka? Whatever can you mean, unless it's about the village that prohibits bikes from some convenient roads because drivers complained the bikes scare them?

I'm sore physically, as well as being 'sore' at the other rider. I have to go through the process of getting a new hearing aid and living without one until it arrives. Fault is less important than self-protection in the future.