Vocal mime i believe i was clear in my statements above and that mishaps do happen do to the nature of the sport. However, if your tellin someone that wants to minimize injury that if that is there intent then they might as well sit on a couch or take up another sport, then to me your exaggerations or inability to avoid injuries in this sport either lies with the fact you ride above your ability or your trying to make yourself out as some hardcore 15 year old that doesnt know better...and unfortunately even the majority know better. You also provide great insight into stretching which just sends home the fact your some great fitness or sport medicine expert. Stretching is helpful in preventing injuries before a ride by warming the muscle group and starting blood flow as well as after the ride...actually in a similar way that massage can help....however, we know that getting a massage is so much cooler than stretching and its about being kewl than being injury free.