Yes, even with the right mindset (always leave yourself an out, position yourself to be seen, expect that whoever can is going to move into your space, etc.), there are some you just can’t do anything about except pray. Like pulling out or turning in front of you at the last second, etc.
I was taking flying lessons when I got my first motorcycle. Unfortunately my first ride on it was in rush hour traffic to get it to a friend’s apartment (since the fed’l gov’t deemed it unsafe for me to ride it on an installation without a safety course, and thus I couldn’t keep it there, lol).
I remember thinking “I feel more safe in an airplane by myself than on this thing right now”, or to that effect.
Lots of pleasurable hours doing that since, on a number of different bikes, a few scares (a couple in planes too…). You understand the risks and mitigate them as able. A little bit of danger is almost a requirement for some people…