ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS assume that people will do the stupidest possible thing to make you wreck. I've used this philosophy on bikes and snowboards and it has served me well.

edit: oh yeah...there's no shame in having a brake. i even have 2 brakes.

edit: damn you Accident! once you ended the game, i thought i could post something normal. now i'm that guy. here...let me at least try to atone:

...and being one with the dinosaurs...