Do you feel this is safe?

[Trek420]

Ride as if you own the road. Anything else, you can't control it.

I agree, best to be alert (the world needs more 'lerts ), aware, trust your gut instincts. I don't recommend carrying weapons of any sort nor is it possible to cover every situation that could occur.

I just try to live the best I can in a spirit of non-violence, protecting others (even potential opponents/attackers), diffusing confrontation. It's a difficult goal in a violent world but one worth striving for.

But I gotta go, I'm off to train with this gal, my teacher of these 25 years