On Nov 29, 2007 3:31 PM, Ken Waller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Frank, sorry to hear about your "accident". Glad you weren't seriously hurt. > Thanks for wearing the helmet. > I no longer bike on public roads because of incidents like these. > > Had you thought about getting an estimate for repair & approaching the > driver for her response? Worth a try.
Well, that's what I'm going to do. I'll approach her privately and appeal to her sense of morality. ;-) As you may know, criminal and civil matters have different burdens of proof, criminal being beyond a reasonable doubt, and civil being on a balance of probabilities. I always have the option of taking the matter to small claims court. That tends not to be very cost-effective for matters under a thousand dollars, but sometimes a Statement of Claim moves the settlement process along. ;-) Thanks for your kind words, Ken, and thanks to everyone else, too. I'm a diehard helmet advocate. I mean, it's a personal decision, and I don't criticise those for deciding to go bare-headed, but I'd never get on a bike without one. I've had at least four accidents where my head has struck the pavement without injury, thanks to the crash-lid. cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
