One of the many challenges I had as a child riding a bicycle was when I had a serious accident on my way to school. My love for bicycles knew no bounds then and as I was a college boy in junior secondary school class one, I had a friend whom we journeyed together every day to school. He was older than I am in age and was built more physically than I was too. Although both of us had an adult bicycle which was far bigger than for both of us to ride.
We schooled in another city far from ours because we did not have a high school in my city and virtually everyone would travel en masse to attend the school. One day I decided to use my father's old bicycle, everyone was surprised because the bicycle itself was far bigger than me, the first I rode to school and back successfully, though I had some pains all over my body, but that did not deter me, the second day was also a success, then on the third day which was on a Wednesday, me and my friend decided to exchange our bikes. I took his, while he took mine, as at this time, I was still an amateur in cycling. We left the school and were heading home.
On the road, when I got to the hill, the speed of the bicycle increased and I eventually lost control of the bicycle. I began to swerve from left to right, I entered the center of the road where cars and heavy-duty vehicles were passing, I knew I was dead, and as this was happening, my mind was telling me to control the bicycle into a nearby bush, in the end I found myself on the ground at the middle of the road, with wounds and fractures all over my body. My school uniform was torn, and the bicycle was damaged.
When my friend arrived at the scene, he discovered that his bicycle had been damaged, he started crying, and both of us cried. His was for his damaged bicycle while mine was for the injuries.
The point is this, cycling is not for amateurs, you can lose your life to an accident while riding, especially when you're hitting the road where other road users are involved. If you're an amateur, confine your journey within your neighborhood till when you're skilled enough before you set your journey to the road.
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