One thing not to do is dodge to miss the accident.

While I was on tour this past summer I was with my brother and mom up in MI at an event up there takign some time off. Watching the local news we heard about a guy who saw he was about to br involved in a hit and run accident. The guy was coming right up on him. He could see him in his mirror. The cyclist decided to avoid the accident and tossed himself into ditch. He ended up in real bad shape. The guy who never hit him walked off scott free. The cops can't do a thing about him. The guy in the car never hit him so it's not a hit and run accident. Their was no hit. Cops can't do a thing about it. The cyclist is at fault because he tossed himself into the ditch to avoid the accident.

Another to watch out for that I have happen to me all the time, about once a week on average. Watch out for the guys that are coming at you from the front. Two guys, one behind the other. The guy in back is impatient and decides not to wait. He passes the guy right while they are going by you riding on the shoulder. Now instead of the two lane highway it has become a three lane highway. I've even had semis being the vehicle doing the passing. One locally and the other one out in IN/IL while I was my trip last summer. Think its bad when a semi passes you from behind right in the lane beside you. Try having one passing you from the front right in the lane beside you, a mere inches away. Better hope there is no reason why you need to swerve...or else.