I was about 10 to 13, and got a new generator light. You know the kind that flips onto the front wheel, and the light comes on. Well I am a prove it kind of guy, and was bent way over the handlebars trying to see how bright the light was. Well wham! I smashed into the back bumper of my dad’s car. The bar came up and hit me HARD!
And down I went. It would not have been bad, but my dad came running over, and made sure I didn’t mess up his bumper, like I could have hurt a 1965 chrome bumper with my 3 speed.
The up side of the story is (there is always an up side) I learned how to replace forks and put a tube and tire on a new rim.