How do you react when someone almost kills you?

I've been riding in Asia now for 6 years and it seems everyone here receives their driving license from a Macdonalds promo. Road rules are ignored and traffic flows like water, it's an honest to God nightmare until you reach the country roads then it becomes pure joy.
The highest number of road fatalities in Philippines each year is put down to texting while driving so obviously no one is concentrating on driving.
Blowing your cool will change nothing at all, trust me, and PamcoPete is right on the money with what he said about becoming flustered and then making mistakes yourself due to it. Stay cool and look out for number 1, namely, yourself.

I loved riding in indonesia and malaysia for those axact reasons. So chaotic and wild. That being said I always had one of my local buddies do the driving while I rode on back!!! Everytime I took a bike out by my self Id wind up riding on the wrong side of the road.

We drive on the RHS here, same as USA and all motor cars are LHD. Indo must be the same as Oz

Depends on how close to almost killing you they come. The closes I have ever come to being almost killed I was pretty stunned.

I was so glad to be alive I didn't care about the other guy.

The closest I had come to getting killed was riding my MC all day without a helmet, then putting it on when it got chilli out. Then got hit by a drunk. Glad it got cold out. Top of helmet crushed by the curb.

However, in recollection, I could have done some things diferently to keep myself safe, even from the drunk. But I was 19 and loving life too much for that!

i think the stats are so high is because of all the young dumb kids out there hauling butt and doing stunts on the highway.

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Where I live insurance statistics show 2 peaks. Under 25 testosterone controlled males and fat menopausal baby boomers trying to forget what a shit fucking life they have, divorced underappreciated overegoed, rode a small shitter while at college and now go out and buy a large heap of shit ala 'wild hogs'

Having ridden more or less daily for over 40 years I have no sympathy for either group.

xstra said:

Where I live insurance statistics show 2 peaks. Under 25 testosterone controlled males and fat menopausal baby boomers trying to forget what a shit fucking life they have, divorced underappreciated overegoed, rode a small shitter while at college and now go out and buy a large heap of shit ala 'wild hogs'

Having ridden more or less daily for over 40 years I have no sympathy for either group.

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Thanks for making me Laugh!