I do not think I misunderstood your point. Risk assessment and risk management are connected, and individuals do both. You assess the risk, then manage it through your choices, speed, position, equipment, licence and insurance. I also never claimed defensive riding was unique to Thailand. I said the Thai road environment requires constant adaptation and anticipation. A near miss does not necessarily mean emergency braking or nearly crashing. It can be someone pulling out, changing lanes without looking, riding against traffic or doing something unexpected that you had already anticipated and avoided. My experience was not presented as scientific proof of road safety in Thailand. It was personal experience explaining how I learned to ride there. Calling every personal observation confirmation bias does not automatically make it unreliable. Statistics tell us the wider picture, while experience teaches us how to survive within it. If you never experienced a near miss in Thailand, or maybe you are not aware, you maybe the problem 😁
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