Do Not Panic! If you keep your head you have a much better chance of coming out the other side of whatever is happening in one largely functional piece.
Caution and confidence (both born of experience) will keep you alive, fear and cockiness are the killers.
Be aware of the sun. In the direction of your shadow you are worse than invisible, you are painful to look at / for. If you live where the time changes, remember that this has a big affect on where the sun is at your normal riding time.
Learn how people in cars behave on Friday afternoons, and Wed. mornings and at long lights and in traffic jams and at rural stop signs. Learn to watch for folks to look lost. Understanding the things that impact cage driver psychology / actions will help you avoid meeting them close up.
