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Originally Posted by baddog
What you fail to comprehend is that helmets contribute to accidents at least as much (if not more) than the injuries they might prevent.
They cause fatigue, impairment of sight and hearing. Full faced helmets are the worst.
I remember when they first forced us to start wearing them I almost got in a wreck within the first week because the helmet caused me to not be able to hear a car that came racing up past me on the right.
It was only at the last second that I happened to catch a glimpse of it in my mirror and I avoided colliding with it.
It scared the living crap out of me.
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I think you've been wearing poorly fitted helmets.
I have several fullface helmets ranging from HJC to Shoei to Simpson to Bell.
My HJC is the worst. It does block some of my peripheral vision and the wind noise it makes is terrible. The Bell is only a little better. Both the Shoei and Simpson are very quiet, I hear very little wind and have no problems hearing other things around me, and they only block the very edge of my peripheral vision. My sunglasses block more of my vision than those 2 helmets do. I actually hear better in those helmets than I do in my skid lid, which has the sound of the wind rushing past the straps right next to my ears. Those nifty things on helmets like flip-up fronts and vents and shit that make them more comfortable are also most of what makes most of the noise.
But hey whats the point in this...
Try to give me a 2 week notice next time you guys plan a ride. I have my VTX1800R setup for long rides and I think it'd be fun to come out and ride with you guys.