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I grabbed a big handful of front brake just as I got to the lights at a crossroads near E&C a couple of years back. It had just gone red as I got near and I decided I needed to not be going across, but I tipped up forwards and went right through the junction on my front wheel.
Terrifying, exhilarating and completely unrepeatable, even if I had eternity to practice in.
But that was a real panic moment, and I must have had the instinct to feather it as I tipped or I'd have gone right over. I still think front brakes are needed/safe in emergencies. Even if things didn't go too well that time. If a front didn't stop me going through, a rear skid never would have.