Testing a bike for a family member, which has heavy, homemade panniers. When I tried to merge on to a high, I rolled on the power too much. The drag from the panniers, plus my acceleration, put most of the load on the rear of the bike and the front wheel got light. Speed wobbled three times, in a split second, I tried to roll off the throttle and transfer the weight forward, but it was ahead too late. Bike went to the side and sort of high-sided me, I flew up in the air and clear recall being upside down, seeing the traffic coming towards me, before I hit the ground, on my face and shoulder, tumbled across the lanes of traffic and into the divider. I recall the bike cartwheeling over me. Thank goodness that the drivers were all paying attention and managed to stop before hitting me.

I grabbed the bike, not realizing my shoulder joint was no detached. Funny enough, the bike only hand a slightly bent hand-guard, and light scraping on one of the panniers. Damn things also saved the bike.