Great you got out of it OK without breaking a sweat - until later. I always assume that people may or may not stop at stop sign, may or may not turn when their turn signal is/isn't on, etc. They may be playing games on their cellphone.


Do not trust them to behave rationally.

 

In my youth I used to do less intelligent things in both cars and on sport bikes. At 24, I did a track day at Laguna Seca and afterward I never rode at more that 80% on the street, and typically much less.

I now have the fastest car and sport bike that I've ever had (by a good margin on both) and yet I've rarely been over 120 mph in either, nor held a speed over 90 for longer than a few minutes. Don't need the hassle from law enforcement, nor do I need to end up in/on someone's windshield or in a ravine. I also limit the time I'm on the bike to minimize my exposure (Sunday afternoons during football season, dusk, holiday weekends).

About a year ago I tried to push an M6 off the road (figuratively, not literally) coming out of Palm Springs because I couldn't stand them holding me up and wasting the beautiful road in front of me. I rarely let the big cat run, but it feels really good when I do.

 

Good thing you weren't driving a Tesla....or er um, not driving it.