[cycleguy55]

I rode a motorcycle for a couple of years when I was much younger. To this day I believe my traffic awareness and survival instincts were sharpened by that experience. Patrickt is right on with advising on concentrating on avoiding the other guy (what you can do) vs focusing on something you can't change.

Driving with your lights on may help, but being a very consciously aware defensive driver is invaluable. Above all I don't let people tailgate. I've been in a couple nasty rear end collisions and I'm not interested in checking the crash-worthiness of the gas tank in the trunk.

I quit riding the motorcycle because of a few close calls, but the Cobra is a lot like a 4 wheel motorcycle - with only a little better protection. Ride, er, drive accordingly and enjoy it as much as you can.