Fortunately, when I was hit by a car from behind, my injuries were not life threatening. Although the driver was charged for failing to yield right of way and failing to stop for a stop sign, the driver will probably get off “scott free” except for insurance points.

Thanks for bringing this up, though, Ken. Over and over, we see motorists get away with being bad actors and not being held accountable. Regardless of how cyclists confront this flaw in our justice system, we DO need to confront it. Recently, a motorist sideswiped a cyclist on a state route in Los Alamos. He was arrested for a traffic felony. I suspect that if more motorists who misbehave badly had to confront the idea of looking in the mirror at a convicted felon, or even be confronted with certain and stern loss of driving privileges, they might think twice.