I&#x27;ve had two pretty bad bike falls. The one was where I flew over the front of the bike with an emergency stop when a car turned right into the bike lane, the second when I managed to overbalance a recumbent at 45 kph (yes, that bike is that fast). In both cases I&#x27;m <i>very</i> happy I knew how to fall with minimal damage and I&#x27;m pretty sure I would have been off much worse if not for that. It&#x27;s all about at least trying to prolong the duration of the fall rather than say sticking out your hands because that is what your reflex tells you to do (and which will likely either break a finger hand or arm or at a minimum turn it into hamburger).<p>So from personal experience: breaking your fall really helps, also in bicycle falls. Can you describe the way you&#x27;ve fallen?