i hadda lay er down! 
decorum keeps me from sayin more. RIDE SAFE.
The universal (lame) excuse for losing control and falling down.

Science proves that brakes stop a bike (much) faster than sliding along the pavement on it's side.
However, I did have occasion to run off the road and into the weeds to avoid a car coming at me head on.
Laying it down would only have made me easier to run over.