Category- Solo crash in front of all my buddies
Location- Ellwood City PA, circa 1967
Bike-Schwinn Stingray 5 spd

I purchased a 12' cargo parachute at the Army Navy Store and folded it into a back pack. I was going to use the parachute to slow the bike via Don Garlits style drag racing. I summoned all my neighborhood buddies to the bottom of the steep hill at the end of our street to watch the amazing feat. I did not have a simple way to secure the parachute to the backpack so I tied the cords to the loop on top of the bike’s banana seat. With a captive audience at the base the hill I began my descent and quickly went through all 5 gears building as much speed as possible. Just at the bottom of the hill I reached over my shoulder and pulled out the parachute. It worked perfectly!, stopping the bike in an instant. The only problem was that it didn't stop me, and I can still remember flying over the Stingray's handlebars and rolling on the pavement at full speed.