Some great words about the concept of Operational Excellence that applies equally to cars and motorcycles:
"In the world of aviation, we finally got a handle on our accident rate when we approached mishaps not from the standpoint of telling pilots to “be safe” (whatever the hell that means) but from the standpoint of operational excellence. In other words, if you are flying your airplane in an operationally sound and tactically proficient manner you will be flying safely within the risk parameters of those pilots and that situation. Therefore the first step in riding a motorcycle “safely” comes from knowing how to control the bike and without that foundation trying to lower the motorcycle mishap rate is left to serendipity. I call this approach: “brilliance in the basics.”