Originally Posted by
OBoile
People really do have an odd assessment of risk. Asphalt may (and I'm as skeptical as you) be slightly softer, but it also has cars on it. The people that do this don't seem to factor being hit by a car in their calculation of injury risk.
Assessment of risk is based upon one's personal experience, that is, conditions where you personally live. Whatever those conditions may be, don't expect them to be the same for everybody who posts on BF.