Originally Posted by
rumrunn6
I've read here on the forum, not long ago, that for cycling, one should fall with the bike & deal w road rash rather than broken bones. like on your leg & shoulder, I guess. I forget actually. she had a broken knee cap some tears ago & purposely avoided hitting that instead. recently using clipless for the 1st or 3rd time I came to a stop & forgot I was clipped in. as I tried to remove my right foot I cold see myself leaning (not yet falling) to my right, "leading with my knee" but I quickly unclipped & put my foot out. I was there thinking about how I would have fallen & thinking knee first then a hand but I really don't know. if I come across the thread about how cyclists should fall I'll share it.I think the responder was citing a pro racer talking about the same thing (how not to break an arm falling off a bike)<br /><br />just found an article<br /><br /><a href="https://blog.mapmyrun.com/fall-off-bike-not-get-hurt/">https://blog.mapmyrun.com/fall-off-bike-not-get-hurt/<br />"</a> For spills from the side, use the back of your shoulder, hip and butt to absorb the impact instead of your arm as you hit the road. "<br />
Mmmm, not sure how helpful that article/advice really is. There are so many different factors and permutations involved in every crash, so the advice doesn't seem particularly practical, but it probably can't hurt (no pun).
A few years ago, my friend that coaches youth soccer mentioned that it seemed to him like kids didn't know how to fall down anymore. They were often getting hurt in situations that were particularly bad because they didn't know how to take a fall, and he mentioned them not putting their hands out to absorb some of the impact. I realize that falling while running is a little different, and there is no bike to get tangled with, but most athletic adults can run at speeds of 15mph or greater.