Ok thats my fault for not giving the whole story. My neighbors who ride all the time were over having a barbecue with us and i decided to show them my new bike. They liked it, and decided to ride it around my driving way and the stretch of maybe 50 feet between the two entrances. (its an h shaped driveway). I started taking it in circles, and thats when the guy came up in my lane. I talked to one of my neighbors earlier and he said he saw him on a cell so he may have been distracted. Either way, i hit the brakes too hard because im inexperienced and im practicing in the safest way possible for my situation. Im already enrolled in a MSF and im just waiting for the course date. Its just preference, the bike is brand new, and i would like it to look like it. I realize your an experienced rider and you dont like seeing dumb new riders killing/hurting themselves or others, but atleast ive taken all the safety precations i can, i dont speed, and i ride 75-80% of the time in my driveway.