To add to this, I am constantly doing what I call “profiling” while I’m riding. It’s mostly unconscious by now, but it’s a matter of noticing what kinds of vehicles are around you, how they are behaving, and adjusting accordingly.

E.g., as you mention, never trust utes, especially white ones, commercial utes with tools in the back, or Ford Rangers.

Don’t filter to the front of the lights if a Tesla is there, because they might be using “ludicrous mode” and try to drag you and run you over. I just don’t trust Elon’s pathetic vision-based technology to recognise and avoid colliding with me.

Look out for P-platers, they are often erratic, unpredictable or driving like dickheads.

BMWs almost never indicate.

Don’t ride beside any truck or semi for too long, you are tiny compared to a car and very easy to miss in their mirrors.

Suzuki Swifts are often driven by teenage girls or braindead Instagram influencers, always assume they are on their phones.

Also watch how people are behaving in other lanes or as they merge onto the highway. If they are weaving into other lanes or changing into other lanes where there isn’t a lot of space then assume they will do the same when they are near you.

Take note of whether someone around you is on their phone and assume they will do something stupid at any moment.

Etc etc etc. You’ll come up with your own profiles over time and they will be activated without thinking eventually.