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You might consider a white helmet. When I ride my black RK with my white helmet, it screams cop, and cagers take notice -- slowing down, making space, changing lanes to move away, etc.

I am taking advantage of our cultural association of black and white with police, and so far so good.

I have owned many different color combinations of riding gear, bikes, and helmets -- red, yellow, orange, etc - and nothing but nothing gets a cager's attention like black and white.
 
I should've also mentioned that a good pair of air horns is a big asset to get peoples' attention. If they even look like they're about ready to pull out in front of me I'm on the horns.
 
lots of suggestions - However - without knowing what actually happened each time and how you were almost taken out??? Its hard to tell what would help in the future - only you know what took place - learn from each incident and move on - good luck and be safe
 
Yes, a person can dump alot of $$$ adding safety measures to the bike, or flashy helmet/clothes, but with all the road distractions of today (i.e. cell phones, eating/driving, drinking/driving, etc.) the best means is to drive defensively. Like other posters state - think like everyone's going to pull out in front of you, or take over your lane of traffic & have the mindset of what avasive maneuver(s) to take if it actually happens.
 
Excellent idea with the air horns! That'll be on my list of upgrades for this winter along with a BrightAss tail light. I was behind a bike with the BrightAss light last weekend and it looked pretty effective.
 
#1 on the fog lights. I've got my flhtpi wired so that it runs high beam with passing lights on. Also run BAL 1 tail light for cel phone idiots.
 
How do you make sure you can lay your bike down to avoid a head on crash? How many times have you laid your bike down? Is this learned by practicing it?
 
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