Maybe they aren't lying?

So pull out of the house, getting to the end of my street, and a pedestrian just walks out on me. To be fair while i was slowing (for the t-junction), i hadn't quite seen him between lots of parked vans, so when we'd spotted each other i need a bit more brake if i was going to stop and not hit him.

I was almost dead stopped when the front wheel slipped and went over. There was literally almost no forward motion, and i almost kept it up, but sort of toppled gently to the side.... No scratches to the body, but it bent the right brake lever, tiny scratch on the mirror

<sigh> Maybe he should of been a bit more patient, maybe there was some diesel from workmen turning their trucks about (roads works a street over, and they've been turning around in our street), and maybe i should of been a bit more attentive - like they say you feel safe near home, but i perk up my paranoia once i'm off down the road a bit more.

Anyways, be careful out there chap pies - slippery today apparently.

Oh Zed! A close call with a safe ending. Great braking technique, u missed the Ped!

You should always be attentive riding, difficult when just leaving home, I'm always checking things, keys, phone, adjusting glasses, gloves. choke.

Glad nothing serious came out of this.

I once came off on wet grass outside the garage door

It's true. My last 'off' in Feb '12 (almost stationary, black ice, scoot just slid out from under me...) was at the turn-in to my back alley, well within 200 yards [old money!] of my back gate.

I can emathise with this. Both of my scooter accidents ( 25 years apart ) happened within sight of my parents house.
The first one happened when I was slowing down as I passed a chip shop for a junction at the end of the street.

A woman driving a VW beetle was pulling out from a layby, stopped when She spotted Me, and then for God only knows what reason ? pulled out into my path as I was level with her.
I was only doing about 20mph on my restricted moped but went sailing over the bonnet of her car and ended up in a crumpled heap on the road with leg and ankle injuries
My scoot was written off but I actually did ok out of the deal and ended up with a brand new scooter to replace my 6 year old one and a new helmet, gloves etc.

I then had 25 accident free years until 18 months ago when again 2 streets away from my Mum and Dads house a bloody big alsatian ran out into my path from an alleyway & as I avoided it I hit a massive pot hole which had appeared overnight causing me to lose control of my brand new LML and go for another trip in an ambulance

This time I was held at fault for the accident as I couldnt trace the dogs owner and it was quite an expensive job to repair the scoot and replace my helmet etc.

i'm always wary of dogs as I have one chase me I shit myself but he never got me thank fook

Glad your ok........i find it hard to concentrate all the time ....mainly when im texting i find it hard to keep my eyes on the road ! just kidding

Well Zed dont no what has happened round the corner from me,looks like a car has come round the bend [fast]lost it,gone into a wall,gone between a lamp post,bent that,gone over the road,didnt hit anything.??? Then hit the wall [2nd one]front garden hedges,front wall of the house also damanged.And its a 20mph limit.Yeah..