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@bashthebox
Yeah, the rag-doll feeling of it all. Nasty. Went past a chap who'd binned it on the College Road descent once, who was just coming round in the arms of his mates - that was a similarly horrifying thing. I guess smashing your head on the deck is an instant knock-out, and the blood flows easily from there too.
Any time I get annoyed with myself being a nervy/slow descender, I just have to look at this sort of thing and remind myself that it ain't so bad to be cautious.