In hindsight, maybe - there are a couple of things I could have done better at the time:

1) get witness names - there were a couple people who saw it, and witnessed the accident....and offered their names. I started to get the names, but the EMT's took over and got me on a backboard/in a cervical collar, and put me in the ambulance. I told the police officer who arrived to get the names, but they didn't. They cited the driver, and let him go. Once the street was cleared, the witnesses just drove on. (good news is that he was cited, pled guilty,and I have my GPS data to show what I was doing - so there's not much room for them to deny he was at fault, but still. Witnesses would have been helpful).

2) Get pictures of the scene before he moved his car - I carry a camera at all times now, but didn't have one then.

Because the ER showed no broken bones on Xray, and a subsequent xray didn't either, I didn't think I had any. It was the MRI 2 months later that showed the spinal fracture. Prior to this, the case was simple enough for me to write a demand letter with copies of the bills, and have an attorney review it for an hourly rate. Now, I think I need to get one to deal with everything. It's too complex for me.