Practicing swerving depends on two things: you go where you look, and to turn a bike quickly, push hard on the bars (right bar to go right, left to go left).
Oh - and 'Practice Makes Perfect'.
So that's three (3) things.
You need gravity too.
And some momentum.
Anyway, here's how it works. First, practice riding doing exaggerated S-curves, on a quiet piece of road, or an unused carpark, so you get the feel of wiggling the bike around.
Next, when you're riding along, pick something as a marker (patch on the road, lane marker, catseye, banana peel, dead wombat, like whatever). As you approach it, choose a route around it (left or right, as appropriate), and
keep your eyes on that route, as you give the bars a firm nudge. Stop pushing on the bars and push slightly the other way, to come back on course.
Practice doing small swerves at first, then move onto bigger ones (firmer nudges for slightly longer).
After doing this a few times, it will become patterned into your brain, and you should be able to do it without thinking.
In a critical situation, the most important thing is to pick an escape route, and keep your attention focused on it. You can glance elsewhere, to see if your escape route needs adjusting, as long as your focus is NOT on what you're trying to avoid.
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