Originally Posted by Artmo

Very sorry about your injury; that must have been devastating. Were you wearing a helmet?
We are in the UK on our annual summer(!) visit and discussion still continues here about the value of helmets (and about bright clothing), both of which would seem to be obvious benefits, but not here!

And as for the medical bills, I hope insurance covered them. One good thing about the UK, and there are many others, is the National Health Service. A bill like that would never happen.