Youtube is scary.

[Water Warrior 2]

I sometimes spend time watching Youtube motorcycle accidents and motor vehicle accidents. The carnage and blood baths on the roads are scary to say the least. Most are avoidable and many are just caused by too much speed and lack of attention to the surroundings. Riders never win in a confrontation with anything bigger than gum wrapper.
Alway know what is near you and look for an escape route just in case things get hairy or crowded. Use your mirrors all the time and be aware that you are basically invisible to most other folks on the street. That includes pedestrians with a cell phone growing out of their ear. A large number of motorcycle accidents are single vehicle accidents. Motorcycle training would reduce these numbers a great deal. Just goofing around on a clear open hiway can hurt you big time. A rider was videoed having a single vehicle crash when he rode over an empty pop can. It was really funny but tragic at the same time. The front wheel hit the pop can in the middle and the ends wrapped around the tire, travelled up to the forks and jammed the wheel. Instant Stoppie and instant get off. Yup, that easy and simple to get hurt big time.
Be safe out there guys and gals. Riding season is just getting into full swing and you don't want to spend the rest of it healing from a get off.