Originally Posted by
skye
You are wrong. Crashes are rarely random, and almost always have a non-random cause. When was the last time the FAA, upon examining a plane crash, just threw up its hands and said, "oh, it was just a random crash! Sorry guys!"
No. Airplane crashes are due to pilot error, maintenance error, or another preventable cause.
Same with bicycle crashes. The overwhelming majority of them have a cause, and the most common cause is one form or another of rider error.
So do you plan your crashes? "Oh, it's Tuesday, I think I'll have a go at throwing myself to the ground." Crashes...and flat tires...aren't
planned events. You can't schedule them, you can't plan them in advance, and you can't even know for sure if you are in one until you are laying on the ground. If you can't plan or schedule one, they are random events that occur...well...at random. Just because they have a cause doesn't mean they aren't random. Even if they occur due to rider error.