When I was around ten or eleven one of my new friends got a BMX bike, I begged to try it and and eventually he let me...I thought to myself "I'm gonna do a cool skid in front of the CEMENT wall in his carport" so I sped down the driveway (was downhill) raced at the CEMENT (and stucco-looking) wall and then tried to apply the PEDAL brakes....unfortunately, that bike had only HANDLEBAR brakes!!! So I slammed full speed into that wall... I carved up my knuckles really nice, tasty!!

Another time I was riding my ten speed down a hill ( I was 16 or so) wearing SANDALS (big mistake!!) when my foot slipped off the pedal and went into the spokes of the front tire!!! The joint of my big toe rammed up against the FORKS and that's what STOPPED ME!!! my bike flipped, I landed and was in sooooooo much pain I couldn't make a sound!!! Luckily, some joggers saw it happen and helped me out, and a guy in a furniture truck drove me home...I still have scars from both those 'adventures'

I cringe now when I see a kid wearing sandals whilst riding a bike!!!!!