I've been riding since I was 18, and I am now almost 60, so I know a bit about reading traffic and being vigilant. It has also made me a better car driver, because the head-on-a-swivel never quits! Complacency is the cause of most accidents. I had over 400 technical dives repairing underwater hydraulics and electronics as well as rope work at height and it is when the 'expert' gets complacent that the accident happens. Now with driving a motorcycle you are the alert one, and there are many passive, complacent drivers.