he could fall off bike when stood still by loss of balance but he could never pop his hand with his break,to pop your hand with a blunt object you need a very high speed,so if this happened this guy would be dead long time ago....
not at all my mate was walking in house really slow and his mam has safety handles ( big rounded edges ) on the doors in house but he managed to put one through his arm just by walking n catching arm inbetween handle and door.
as the doctor said its not about the speed its about the weight of person & how hard hit object..
Yes, it's real. The victim in the photo posted the story+ photo's of the trail where it happend, his bike and even some snapshots from the surgery room when the doctor was stiching him up, here on pinkbike if I remember correctly but it happened a long time ago.