Originally Posted by
patentcad
You don't master falls. You survive them.
Tuck and roll. You guys kill me. I don't know about anyone else, but when I crash it's generally *BAM* and I'm on the ground in a heap trying to figure out if anything is broken. There's no planning involved. Just wear a helmet.
WRONG, you can master falling. There was big article in Bicycling Mag, of all places, on bike cop school. Those guys are actually trained to fall and get back up in a hurry. I've used the technique and it works.