oh, I am totally on the wrong side! I told them later, that when I came around the corner, I saw them and was like "holy shit, they're right there" and I stopped looking at the road, and it made me slow down, and when I slowed, I had to downshift, but I missed first, so i was getting all pissy & flustered and stood up and kicked the shifter to make it go into gear, but by then I was all over the place. it was a shit show, just in time for my first riding picture ever