Think you can have a 20,000 crash hat and still get killed. over to you. With respect - you could be in a Volvo with a roll cage and 5 point harness, and still get killed.... If your argument is 'you can still get killed in fully rated helmet vs a 350 Big-C special' - you are missing the point... In identical incidents - one makes far greater difference - a life changing difference (arguably). Your argument so far is 'you prefer the 350 baht helmet' - but we get that its not really an argument, its just stating your preference which of course is fine - but if you are attempting to justify the position but the argument carries fundamental flaws - Your preference is good enough - thats what you want to do. Somewhere earlier in the thread (can't recall the poster) it was argued that 'open face helmets might make a rider more aware' (I'm paraphrasing because I only glanced over the comment) - but its a valid point. Road awareness and accident avoidance is far more important than any safety gear. But - to counter that I'd present the following counter arguments. For such 'an improvement in road awareness to exist, one needs... Clear (directional) hearing Perfect peripheral vision Open face, to allow the full sound ... and to achieve that: A helmet cannot be tight around the head - its sits less tightly on the ears, the rendering fit and impact effectiveness less effective. Perfect peripheral vision also opens up the facial aperture, rendering far more of the face vulnerable to impact in the even of an accident. No face guard (shield) which means a wasp hitting you in the face at 70 kmh. The point being that while there is an argument for being 'more aware' of your surroundings - the compromise possibly comes at far greater cost.
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