Perryman, the "looking at the driver" to see if he/she is looking at you is not foolproof. Drivers get what is called "target fixation" so you may think they are looking at you but they are not, they are fixated on something else. The other side of the coin is they become fixated on you and drive into you. Happens to motorcyclists quite a lot.

A sensible rule of thumb is to treat everyone else as idiots how set off with the sole purpose of causing you harm. Be aware of your surroundings and don't try to predict what people are going to do.

I give this advice as an ex motorcyclist who started to take my years of experience for granted and came up against a drunk driver who decided to turn in front of me and put me out of action for a very long time.

I though that having a headlight on, wearing reflective clothing and doing everything in my power to be seen would help me. It didn't.