The single red taillight you think is another rider ahead that you can catch, might be the red starboard light of a docked boat. Always try to keep the number of times you park the bike equal to the number of times you've ridden it. In the ongoing battle between objects made of metal, rubber and plastic going dozens of miles per hour, and the ground going zero miles per hour, the ground has yet to lose. Same holds for cars, trucks, walls and most animals. Draws don't count.
Good judgment comes from experience.
Unfortunately, experience usually comes from bad judgment. There's always something you've missed. Remember, gravity and centrifugal force are not just good ideas. They're laws not subject to repeal. Gifts A boy, on his shiny new red bike he got for Christmas, pulled up next to a mounted policeman .