Originally Posted by
noglider
OK, I've thought further. When a close call happens, I try to evaluate the part I played in it and ask if I can do better.
I used to sit and think about my ride and what I could learn from it after a motorcycle ride, and I still do some of that today after a bike ride. I got pretty upset last week but didn't do anything after I thought I got buzzed, and the next day's hindsight made me glad I didn't as things didn't seem that bad in retrospect.