Originally Posted by
kahn
I can sum it up quickly. I was hit from the rear by a pickup truck and nicely bruised and battered with a crushed sitting bone. Went to arbitration. Arbitrator: "You were bicycle riding on a 50mph roadway**********?" Results: Driver not at fault.
After reading these threads I don’t think I would ever consider riding on US roads. The mindset seems completely incompatible. But looks like you have some great off-road trails. That’s where I would be riding on that side of the pond.