I’m sorry, but if you’re popping a wheelie on your bike and zigzagging between cars on a busy highway and you get accidentally hit by a car that’s on you. The proper reaction is NOT to bang on the hood of the car and blame the driver, then cycle off leaving the damaged car.

Tim Konrad is the founder of Unofficial Networks and a passionate skier with over two decades of experience in the ski industry. In 2006, he launched the blog from Lake Tahoe with his brother John, evolving...