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had our JTS on saturday and got myself bruised all over just because of one of my old habits. From young, i was taught on riding a bicycle in a right-wheel traffic. in other words, i was taught that the right brake is the main brake while the left brake is the secondary brake, and i have been riding bicycles with this brake system since young.
but singapore's traffic is a left-wheel system, this means that bicycles are designed in such a way which suites the system too. so, the main brake is on the left and the secondary brake is on the right instead. so i just went cycling without a preemptive notion that the bike is different from those bikes that i used to ride.
and so, there was an instance when niyi decelerated unexpectedly with his one-petal bike, and being the one tailing close behind, i was forced to decelerate too. i squeezed the left brake in an attempt to slow down, which what i always do, but then, the bike halted on the spot and the tires screeched. due to this sudden halt which, the hind tire and the whole body of mine were lifted up due to inertia. fortunately the inertia was not so great, my bike and i regained balance after staying in the mid air for a second or two. it really gave me a fright, but i must also admit that the quality of the bikes in ECP are damn gd, the brakes are extremely sensitive.
but that was just the trailer of the following excitement. later on, i was riding with a few other seniors and we were trying to do some tricks with our bikes. then one suddenly accelerated and signalled to us to follow and ride with full speed. we followed him of course and got ourselves lots of wind and fun. Suddenly, to my surprise, the senior in front of me suddenly crossed to my lane. if i did not slow down immediately, i will collide into him. so i braked, and yes, i pressed the wrong brake again. this time round, i pressed the left brake with full force due to the emergency of the situation and i only realized that i pressed the wrong brake when i was in the mid air. I was not so fortunate this time due to the greater inertia, i was flung from the bike and made a 360-degree-somersault before landing onto the ground with quite an impact.
Luckily, i was not seriously injured, only got some bruises on my left arm, left hip and left knee. maybe i could use this as an excuse not to swim tmr during PE :P