Today i did a bit of an emergancy stop

(see nod or wave thread) the 1st on my sv. As I did the old front, back then clutch thing the gearbox semt to drop straight into 1st wiout me even movin my left foot.
Did i imagin this

or is it a built in safety thing?
(this is my 1st big bike!!! so excuse me if this is a stupid question)