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As with any other activity, practice makes perfection.
My attempts at your queries.

1. Air is also a fluid. Just like you'll be slowed down when swimming upstream and vice versa, when you are riding with the wind, you'll gain speed w/o much effort, and when riding against it, it will be harder. Its the cross-winds that have to be handled cautiously. They can get nasty. When riding in cross-winds look for obstacles which can cut them, be careful riding into one and coming out of one. eg: overtaking a truck.

2. Keep distance from the forward vehicle proportional to your speed. Practice using the the front disc brake. The front brake contributes to 70% of you the total braking power. If caught behind a suddenly decelerating car, brake with both front and rear, reduce speed and if the next lane is clear (use the RVMs always when changing lanes) move into it and pass the car.

3. Again, practice. Practice riding in a fwd crouching position. You arms should be bend at the elbow, not straight. Holding the bike with st hands may look stylish, but it will give you sore arms, shoulder in a long tide. Grab the tanks with your thighs, make your upper torso free. Daily do some simple stretching exercises. While on long rides, at each pit stop, do a few stretches.

Most of these are explained in detail in the Art of Safe Riding threads.

cheers,
~Lijo