Full face helmets

If you ride a motorcycle, you'll know there's discord between full-face and open-face advocates. Proponents of full-face lids disavow anything that doesn't provide complete protection, and often quote studies like the 1981 Hurt Report—which suggested that 34% of motorcycle accidents involve an impact in the chin, mouth or nose area. The open-facers fire back with gusto. Motorcycle riding is dangerous and, to a degree, that risk needs to be accepted by the rider. Who should be free to wear whatever gear he or she wants, as long as they understand the potential for injury. I fall somewhere in the middle....