Full or Open Face Helmet?

[the Ferret]

If you really cared about your safety you'd be driving a car with front and side air bags, shoulder seat belts and crumple zones instead of a motorcycle.

A helmet "is" the only piece of equipment that was designed to and has a chance at saving your life, but lord I hope I never have to rely on it, as there are no guarantees it will do so. As far as saving your life a DOT approved open face, 3/4 or modular will do as well as a full face. As far as saving your teeth or face, a full face probably is best, but a modular may do just as good.

All the other safety gear we wear is designed to keep us from breaking certain bones like knees, elbows, ankles and shoulders and from getting scraped up.

I mostly rely on experience, common sense, and a measure of restraint to keep me alive, but I'm glad I wear gear as back up... Just in case.