This is true, I had two friends have serious injuries this summer in races. One guy broke like 7 vertebrate in his neck. Another one broke 10 ribs, collapsed lung, broken collarbone and was in the hospital for 2 weeks. Being injured also means being broke, hospital bills cost a lot. Both my friends also found out that getting lifewatched in a plane is extremely expensive also. Moral of the story, WEAR PROTECTIVE GEAR, Gear=$600 Injuries-$6,000+