All good advice, to which I'll add:
Originally Posted by
KevinF
You will go where your eyes are looking. You'll also see road hazards -- i.e., broken glass, potholes, sewer grates, etc...
Try to focus your attention on
where you want to go, not what you want to avoid. If you focus on the pothole (bottle, sewer grate, etc), you'll probably hit it.
(I learned this trick while autocrossing years ago -- if you focus on the orange cones, you'll hit them. Instead, focus on the line you want to drive. The same works for cycling.)