had I not trusted my brakes, I would have laid it down. A light tap on the driver's door is all that happened. That and a lot of colorful words directed at the cager.
Words of Wisdom as heard in my generation, "Always ride the bike" or something to that effect. If you have to lay it down let the bike make that decision for you. The point at which one makes a strategic laydown is always a guess. And the guess is most always too early. The limits of traction and one's mental acuity (read SIPDE) are in play. No amount of braking or handling skill will overcome being a dumbass squid or one whose ba is above zero.
