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I can never understand people that don't wear good boots & gloves, regardless of whatever else they wear. Your hands are the most important human tool, I even wear an old pair of my summer gloves when riding a bicycle now. We all remember tripping as kids when running & skinning our hands and knees, but at 10 years old they heal in a couple of days.
The same thing at 40mph will take the skin to the bone & have a feel of how much skin covers your ankle bone, nothing & if over 30 the healing process takes so much longer.
ATGATT is definately the best way to protect yourself. When was the last time you went to get on a bike or in a car & thought I'm going to have my accident today ? Never because they are random, so of the most careful bikers I've known have have been wiped out by the stupid people out there, so yours chances are even odds on having an accident EVERY TIME you get on a bike !
YMMV
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