And it is always your mistake too, even if it is someone elses. Your mistake in that case is not paying attention. I'm a biker.
Now to the whole lolly in the mouth thing, I did hear a story about a barber who used a rubber ball to assist in a clean shave. I also heard that every so often a particularly nervous customer would end up swallowing the thing. He is reputed to have stated that the customers always returned it the next day though. That wouldn't happen in your case though, I don't think.
Mick