Ever since being rear ended in stopped traffic on the freeway, I do make a practice of stopping a bit further from traffic than normal and watching the mirror,

Ever since being rear ended in stopped traffic on the freeway, I do make a practice of stopping a bit further from traffic than normal and watching the mirror, ready to speed away on the shoulder, until there’s a decent buffer of stopped carts behind me. This isn’t reasonable to expect everyone to do, but any individual can realistically minimize their risk in this regard.