chrisinflight wrote:
All those squashed orange scenarios are missing one important point- our arms are not strapped to the handlebars.
Low speed off`s I would expect a certain degree of "break-falling".
And let`s talk about cyclists, horse-riders who have lost their face?
Yesterday riding from Keswick to Ambleside the cyclists were cruising more than 50mph downhill. They all had open face.
Everyone`s choice- Full face= less enjoyment of riding but safer. Open face= more freedom=more enjoyment but more risk of injury.
Riding with full face and safety specs can be unpleasant on some lanes due to branches, I can only imagine how much more unpleasant it would be with open face. And then there is the roadwork in the rain.......
Horse riders are 20x more likely to be killed or seriously injured than motorcyclists for every hour spent riding. Aside from the fact that they are trying to control a creature that is prone to flight and less intelligent than a dog, there is the issue that their kit choice is more influenced by tradition than common sense. This partly explains the casualty rate.
Cycling on the tarmac does tend to be with flimsy lids. Proper cycling (downhill MTB) is the domain of full face.
"Everyone's choice" - Agreed, which is why TRF should not have a policy advocating use of open face lids.