Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby
The fact is, the faster you go, the more it's going to hurt when you fall off!
mmmm -not to be scary - many falls don't result in anything worse than scratches and bruises , but slow crashes can result in injuries that are just as bad, if not worse than fast crashes. When you crash going slow all of your weight hits one spot - if you stick your hand out you can break a wrist or a collar bone, if you come down on your hip..... In a fast crash your body has more of a tendancy to slide across the pavement and you get road rash - yes this is painful, but less long term than broken bones. Not that you can't break bones going fast, but slow speed doesn't really protect you from then either.