Before texting existed and before cell phones were common, my dad taught me to drive in such a way as to not require anyone else on the road to alter their control inputs in order to avoid a collision. This isn't always possible, but I do it as much as I can. I read the abstract from a British study on road accidents that listed "failure to look properly" as the most common cause of collisions. I certainly believe this. It's even worse if you're on a bike. Also, never trust a turn signal, but you probably knew that already.

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Whoever said there's nothing more expensive than a cheap Mercedes never had a cheap Jaguar.

83 300D Turbo with manual conversion, early W126 vented front rotors and H4 headlights 401,xxx miles
08 Suzuki GSX-R600 M4 Slip-on 26,xxx miles
88 Jaguar XJS V12 94,xxx miles. Work in progress.
99 Mazda Miata 183,xxx miles.