I was on my way back from the doctor as I had a knee problem and felt a pull from foot. Looked down and my shoelace was well tangled up round my pedal. I was trying to free it and hopping around on my other foot when I fell over on my back onto a very busy main road.

Most of my body was out on the road and cars were approaching so I shifted damn fast to get back on the pavement while still trying to free my foot but it was wrapped so tight there was no way I could free it by unwrapping it or by taking my shoe off as it was pulled too tight by the laces.

Luckily two lads in a van stopped and came running over to ask if I was ok, I said I was but couldnt get my foot free and did they have scissors or a knife to cut my lace free. They did and at last I could get up minus one set of laces.

Lesson: make sure laces are tucked away and not dangling and dont hop about near a busy road!

Also riding back from a shopping trip when a car pulled left into a driveway crossing right in front of me and I missed him by inches. Luckily for him and me I had my brakes repaired not long before that as they had been truly mashed for a while.

Lesson: look out for dopey drivers hurrying home and dont trust them at all.