Originally Posted by
Artkansas
Well, I hope you are feeling better. You've gotten a lot of legal advice, so I'll focus on the accident. Closing your eyes was bad, but not because it was unmanly. The truth is that there is a lot you can do while you are in the air to affect how and where you land.
I do not disagree with you in general, but in this case, once Random Rider knew he was going to get hit, I think closing his eyes ended up relaxing his entire body and may be a part of why he did not suffer any injury.