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@MessenJah
No, that's bollocks. No-one chooses to do something that* will *cause them to crash, unless they're idiots, or masochists. They may crash as a result of trying new tricks, or as a result of error while performing tricks that they've already learnt, but no sane person chooses to do stuff that will result in a crash. Crashes don't always result in injury either, and if you think a broken bone is the worst injury you can get from BMX then you clearly have very little BMX experience.
The potential severity of injury sustained in a road accident is much worse than the average bmx crash, but the frequency of road accidents is far lower than the frequency of BMX crashes. If you're really pushing yourself at a skatepark you might crash hard once every few hours, perhaps more, perhaps less, whereas out on the road a messenger might crash once every few months.