My Top 10 Motorcycle Safety Practices--Please Share Yours

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All very good points.

Magna, good advice about holding the rear brake at a stop rather than the front.
Only modification I make to that when stopping in traffic with cars in front and behind me is to stay to the left of my lane and angle outwards just a bit.
If I see that the car approaching from behind won't stop in time, I can hopefully scoot out around the car in front of me quickly, or at the worst, if I am rear-ended, I'll be projected around the car in front of me and not hit it.

My personal experience recently dropping my work bike in the boss' uneaven, sloped driveway reminded me to keep a sharp eye on the surface you're riding on, and if it is sloped, don't put your foot down on the low side when stopping. There won't be any ground under that foot, and you might not be able to keep the bike from tipping all the way over.