charger, as someone who rode motorcycles a lot also (not as much as you) but importantly, much more than cars when i was young, I agree completely with you. Would add that our constant danger on two wheels is that a lot of times, car drivers are only looking for other cars, and so just dont see us. A bicycle or a Harley.
remember in I think the early 80s there was a kit you could get to make your front headlight flash all the time?
In any case, I pretty much still assume people dont see me, even in a car, have kept my old bike (motor and pushbike) habits very much as instinct.
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