I used to have a "rubber nosed" MGB. One day while sitting at traffic lights, I was firmly thumped in the rear by a Mondeo driven by a daydreaming girlie.

Those rubber bits conceal a heavy gauge steel box solidly bolted to the chassis rails. I rubbed the scuff marks off the rubber and the Mondeo went off to find a new front end from somewhere, leaving a collection of broken plastic bits at the scene. One of the few occasions that I had cause to appreciate the advantages of the rubber ended MGB over the chrome bumpered versions.

My father, a police officer, once attended a traffic accident in which someone had been rear-ended whilst waiting at traffic lights. They found the chap who'd been hit unconscious, with blood streaming down his face, which belied the state of the car, as it only had a few dents and scuffs. This was not commensurate with the injuries of the driver, and when they revived him, he wouldn't give them any information. They were wondering whether to try and book him as well for not assisting them, or breathalyse him. Under this threat, he finally revealed that he'd been picking his nose as he waited for the lights. Being hit had caused his finger to jab his nasal cavity with sufficient force to make him bleed and render him unconscious.

Let this be a lesson!