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Do you know what the pros and cons are to the countless styles of motorcycle helmets? They not only are manufactured with comfort in mind but also on their ability to shield your head and sometimes the face from injury. When thinking about one for your own use keep this in mind. Let us look at how these different helmets function.

A full- face helmet is probably the most used kind of helmet. The helmet of this kind engulfs not only the head but offers protection to the face. As far as motorcycle mishaps go 1/3 of all mishaps have resulted to injury to the face. Considering this fact anything that helps keep the face from being injured is most welcomed. These helmets protect you well cut are not necessarily built for comfort. They have been accused of causing the neck to be hurt. These claims are however unsubstantiated.

A helmet called a half helmet is available bit is the least safe of the helmets okayed in the USA. A bit like the open face helmet design the half helmet is round and protects more the top of the head. Offers poor protection to the lower head area and neck. Virtually no facial protection at all which is not very safe conscious. The other negative to this helmet is that it moves on the head due to its shape.

Take the full-face helmet and remove the face protection and chin guard and you have what is known as the open face helmet. The one plus of this helmet is more range in vision but the minus is no facial security in safety inducing for the chin. Some of these open face helmets have the added capability of letting you add your own visor. Multiple numbers of riders enjoy using these helmets.

A helmet that goes over the not only the chin but over the entire face and head is the flip up helmet. The flip up helmets is as safe to use on a regular basis as the full-face helmet. The unique thing about this helmet is that you can flip up the face and chin guard when you need to access your face. This means if the rider wants to eat in a hurry without lifting his whole helmet off he can so this helmet does add convenience.

Now we come to the helmets for motocross, which are very similar to the full-face helmets. The motocross helmet has a wider chin area and the visor is wider. Also the visor is designed in a special way so that the rider can wear goggle replacing a regular visor. The reason that the chin guard is wider is to better protect the chin area because motorcross rides really whack their faces in all the falls they take.

Now for the illegal use of motorcycle helmets there is the beanie helmet, which is mainly for show. They are lightweight and only cover the top of the head. They in no way meet the standards of the DOT or Snell for safety. The riders that want to fool the law into thinking that they are conforming to the laws so they are not ticketed usually wear these helmets. No one should be living so dangerously as to not protect themselves like this. These are not sanctioned for use as a safety device.

It can be confusing to make a decision when looking at all the styles of motorcycle helmets on which will fit you best. Analyze how and where you use your motorcycle to help you decide on how much you need to be protected. Don’t make the mistake of thinking you don’t need to play it safe with a helmet. Be smart and be safe.

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