I think I had it straight in my head all along. But I'm afraid I may have left a different impression when I posted about my wreck. Getting my stitches taken out seems as good an occasion as any to correct that.

I don't believe that my safety is anyone's responsibility but my own - either in general or in this particular case. Although it was someone else's actions that precipitated my crash, it was my own poor braking technique that caused it.

First order of business once my hand is good to ride is panic braking practice.

Shouldn't be but a few more days - everything's healing very quickly. My chest/abdominal wall felt more or less okay for a 3-mile walk yesterday, and I plan to run tomorrow.