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From: "Jon Wennerberg" <jon@infodestruction.com>
I've read that the rider, upon falling, should roll into a
> ball, I've read that he should (attempt) to lie flat with arms and legs
> outstretched so he'll slide on back (or belly) without flopping. I've
> seen lots of video of bikers in the process of crashing -- and those
> pretty much show that if the crash occurs I won't have a whole hell of
> a lot of choice in how I go through the process of coming to a stop.
I'd think rolling into a ball would keep you tumbling too long. If you were
going fast enough the
centripetal force might extract your limbs anyway. ;o)
My personal experience is for low-ish speed stuff (offroading) I try to get my
hands in my armpits,
and keep my elbows in. My instinct wants to put my hands out, and I have to
fight that urge.
The one high speed pavement crash I had, I spent most of my time on my elbow
and hip while my whole
body rotated. Really I was just along for the ride, hoping no one ran me over.
Even though I wasn't
consciously thinking about it, I kept my helmet off the pavement the whole
time, not a single
scratch on it.
FWIW, I plan on wearing a neck collar, that Simpson / Cart racing idea is a
good one. I bet there's
got to be some cart guys that have physical crash techniques...
-Aron-
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