Aha!
"... assume all drivers are drunk and looking to kill you specifically and you will be ok."
Do we have another motorcyclist, or potential motorcyclist, here?
I've a very little experience on two-wheelers, but that was enough to learn the Basic Rule Of Motorcycle Riding: All automobile drivers are homicidal maniacs who will seek you out and run you down if you give them the chance. It's also a useful mantra when you're driving anything lighter than, say, an M1A1.
I said in my previous post that I try hard to keep it down in pedestrian areas, and I do, but once in a while I look at my wife, look back at the traffic, and say, "Well, honey, it's time to pretend I'm in Mexico City again." She closes her eyes as a rule.
