Whats your "ATV Rule of Thumb"

i always wear my helmet, even if its just a short ride to my neighbors. i feel i owe it to my family to always wear it. I:I
 
i thought it was "when in doubt, throttle it out"
by my saying is, "look before you jump." this means, know what you are doing, just dont go jumping a ramp without looking at it, or climbing a hill.
 
my saying is, "look before you jump." this means, know what you are doing, just dont go jumping a ramp without looking at it, or climbing a hill.
I'm with you on that one...one time we were riding In a new spot not too long after I got my blaster and I said to myself "that looks like a nice jump" as I saw this hill that leveled out at the top. So I went flying up and at the top about 15 feet away was a pond... Jacked it to the left quick and put it up on two wheels and put my foot down Which stopped me from rolling but almost snapped my leg in half with the nerfs. I learned my lesson...
 
rule of thumb is nerfs or not it wouldnt hurt to wear MX boots... broken legs take longer to heal unlike a simple sprain or a cut. had many close calls and was thanful i wore em