I know a I'm posting too much in this thread, but these types of accidents are ONE of my BIGGEST fears. Today in Tacoma Wa, (Rustin Way area) a car came around the corner spinning his tires, scared me to death, and I was not even close to him, just took me a second to see who, where, what... I too always keep back from the vehicle in from of me, in gear, facing slightly to the left or right depending on the situation. I stopped riding with a guy who I really like hanging with for 2 very specific reasons: Always wanted to push it on trips and ride at night (South Dakota, Montana, Wyoming) and I'm just not up to that. And at EVERY stop light he was close to the vehicle in front of him and would pull that Fing blackberry out and check his email.... NOT FOR ME!! Maybe nothing bad will ever happen to him and I hope not, but I was always so uneasy, I just stopped riding with him, which ended up costing me our friendship. But for me, ALL that matters is I GET HOME TO MY FAMILY