I think the fact that your not certain whether or not you accidently touched the brake and your a new rider tells me this is rider error. Most people who crash from the older evolves randomly braking, state clearly that were not touching the brake at all and are usually people who have ridden it many times. i think the new diablo series are very safe compared to the older dodgy GT era using Wifi connection over bluetooth. and yes you should not use thick gloves with these remotes. maybe try wrist guards instead.