I've had better commutes. Fell for the first time in 10 years. I know better....it was raining, going ~18mph, and strayed onto the painted line on the right while going dead straight. Must have tried a small unconscious correction to get away from the edge of the road...HEARD a sliding sound first. Looked down...and sure enough, I'm on the painted line, bike is already starting to fishtail. Tried to countersteer...but by this time the bike is turned and leaned nearly 45 degrees, so I'm resigned to going down. Went in slow motion...tires I think were biting just hard enough the whole way to slow my fall slightly. Went down on left upper thigh...slid maybe 15 feet, and the bike another 20 ft down the street.

All things considered...not too bad. Back and thigh are sore, but other than that no biggie. Brifter got knocked sideways, and bar tape on the left slightly torn...easy enough fixes. Guess this is about the best way to go down on a bike on pavement lol

Edit: Slightly worried about my lower back It's getting awfully sore. Wondering if maybe shearing force popped something out of alignment...