TBH , riding without a helmet is like driving a car with no windshield,,, and people around here still throw stuff out the windows of moving vehicles,,,, before there were "full face" helmets I got hit in the face with a lit cigar,that was tossed out,,,, sunglasses didn't help at all,,,,,and when the Bell star was introduced , I bought one right up,,,,, then wearing said helmet I proceded to hit a pheasant, ( killed) , a duck (dead) even a bat,,,,(hit helmet , then stuck to chest),, and more twigs,bugs, beetles, bee's ,rocks and stones than you can think about,,, all bouncing off with no facial damage of any kind,,,, soooo I will never ever go "windshieldless" ever, period,