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In my personal experience, it was "being in the powerband" and using acceleration that got me into my 2 bike accidents in the first place. Better brakes/tires and utilizing more than 2% of my (then) teenaged brain would have prevented both accidents.
Now that I'm in my (supposedly ) 'mature' years, I have diffused more potential "accidents" while riding my FZ6 by braking than I ever have by accelerating.
That and my noisy Scorpions, which do seem to stop me nodding off now that I'm in my dotage years.
To me, the most important thing we have with us on any ride isn't the mods to the suspension, brakes, exhaust, run profile, or even the gear we wear, it's this thing that hopefully sits on top of our heads that is commonly called a brain and if it is properly attached to the rest of our body in a functioning manner we should for all practical purposes remain relatively safe. It's those times when the functioning manner between that brain and our bodies malfunctions that we have a tendency to get into trouble. I have no problem going from the gear I was traveling in all the way down to first at the suggested 15mph while slightly blurping the throttle. It may not make sense to some but it has never given me any trouble nor have I managed to get myself into trouble doing it. Just remember, if you ride aggressively, you'll likely crash aggressively too. Some folks just want to putz around and tour in which case they have their own little way of doing things and I do respect them for that because it is something I'm still trying to learn how to do after 44 years..