George, you bring up a good point that most people don;t realize; your bike and your car follow your eyes. Look where you want to go, not at what you want to avoid. We used to call it “picking a line”. The tendency for your cehicle to follow your eyes is that reason rubberneckers so often veer toward an accident.
I, in conjunction with driver’s ed, taught both my kids the MECHANICS of driving. I alone taught them to THINK while they drive. I taught them to look well ahead, to anticipate, to expect others to do dumb things and how to avoid letting those dumb things cause them to be involved in a crash. And the rules are simple;
(1) look well ahead of where you are
(2) leave plenty of room between yourself and everyone else.
(3) expect dumb. If you see a driver stopped at a stopsign at am intersection you’re approaching, be prepared for him to rurn the stopsign and pull out in front of you. If you see someone in the oncoming lane with his left directional on, and you too are planning a left hand turn, expect him to go straight and don;t make a left in front of him until you actually see him turn the steering wheel.
(4) try to make eye contact with the other drivers.
(5) don;t be afraid to communicate with the other drivers. Wave them in front of you, blink your highbeams to tell them that you see them and are yielding the right of way, tap the horn if you think they might not see you and might do something that will put you in a dangerous situation.
I used to tell my daughter that every time she’d go out she’d see somebody do something stupid that could involve her in an accident. Every drive is an opportunity for a crash. Ironically, being prepared to avoid crashes is what will keep her out of crashes.