This morning, cycling down hill, in the rain, turning right, and seeing unexpected traffic coming towards me, I braked hard. Ambition was greater than adhesion. My back wheel locked and slid to the left. I tried to correct, teetered for a bit, then fell to the right. I landed on my right hip and broke my back light.
A sensible person could have
A sensible person could have
- taken more care at junctions
- noticed that it had started raining
- made allowances for oncoming traffic
- released the back brake
- bailed out of the turn and carried on down the hill, making braking unnecessary
- been in a better mood and less of a hurry