I truly believe that if you are riding a motorcycle and get hit, it is your fault for not paying attention.
Every time I get on my bike, before I even start it up, I sit there for a few seconds and say my little mantra over and over three or four or five times...
"EVERY CAGE DRIVER OUT THERE IS TRYING TO KILL ME".
I have taken every defensive motorcycle riding course I can find.
I ride scanning my surroundings just like a pilot, eyes always moving ... left mirror, ahead, right mirror, ahead, left mirror, ahead ... and so forth.
When changing lanes I NEVER just rely on checking my mirrors ... I TURN MY HEAD AND LOOK.
I slow to cross EVERY intersection ... slow enough to LOOK in BOTH DIRECTIONS and HAVE TIME TO STOP IF NEED BE. And to hell with what color the light is.
If stopped at an intersection across from a cage driver, I DO NOT MOVE WHEN THE LIGHT CHANGES ... UNTIL I KNOW WHAT HE/SHE IS GOING TO DO! I can't count the times some A-hole has been looking me right in the eye and turned directly in front of me!
I stay the hell out of people's blind spots and get positioned elsewhere as quickly as possible.
I never tailgate and will NOT ALLOW some A-hole to tailgate me! I will slow until he is forced to go around me.
And so forth.