Similar English expressions are "at breakneck speed" or "more haste, less speed", although the latter is more a forewarning that rushing things could cost you time in the end, rather than a simple statement that you're making haste without due precaution. There's a fair bit of debate about the origins of the expression, but Danish language regulator Dansk Sprognævn states that the "sticks and stones" refer to terrain and that riding over them is to ignore the possible bumps in the road ahead and speed forwards as fast as you can. Det gik over stok og sten på vej igennem skoven, og det endte med at jeg kom til at vride om på anklen.