Yes, I know that 3/4 face helmet gives you much more protections than half face helmet. My question is actually does half face helmet gives you any protection at all or it's for states they require to have-somethinng-on-your-head only?
I would like to have one because I can hear better. At least around the town?

I don't think you could pay me enough money to wear one of those bowl type helmets on my head.  While I do wear an open face helmet, I'd at least go with an old school 3/4 helmet at a minimum (what I have is a bit better than that, see image here)



For comparison, I assume you are asking about something like this:



My dad (who is a retired state police officer, never a motorcycle rider himself, also a volunteer firefighter/rescue squad member, so he's seen plenty of accidents along the way) and I were talking about helmets a bit last night as I couldn't recall if Maryland does or does not require helmets at this time.  (We've been through periods of not required, then required, not, then required again...)  As my dad pointed out, if you look at the riders that are out there, you can pretty much tell.  Lots of half helmets out there among the riders that would otherwise have gone without helmets.


Half helms provide a little protection, but there is still a lot of soft tissue up there that isn't supposed to get beaten on in the ways that might occur if something happened when riding a bike.  If I didn't have a serious tendency to steam up full face helmets, I'd probably be a full face user at this point.  I may yet go back and get a full face helmet, but want one that has good ventilation so I can avoid steaming up the shield.  More protection is a good thing (even though I also have a tendency to go out riding in jeans and a golf/polo style shirt, leaving behind the nice riding jacket that I got that is padded and provides some riding armor).

terpfan1980 wrote on 08/29/13 at 09:28:03:

Yes, that's what I was talking about.

It's just sometimes the stupid half prevails the smart half of my brain.

Serowbot wrote on 08/29/13 at 09:55:06:



Serowbot wrote on 08/29/13 at 09:55:06:

Ouch!!!

I use a 3/4, always have. The new ones have all this fancy vents and such, so even at 35 - 40 you can catch at least a hint of breeze on your noggin. Face it ... at 100 degrees your hot everywhere anyways.


PS: I terribly dislike a FF, because it prevents my vision looking down, it just frustrates me soo much. Were it not for that, I certainly like the style, function, and safety of the FF.

Babyhog..I think those diagrams are from New Guinea

I wear a Bell Custom 500 most of the time ... it's a 3/4 Retro-styled lid that is very comfortable ...



On the rare HOT day we have up here, I have a G-Max 3/4 that I throw on ...



I do believe that F.F. helmets are the best choice for most folk and offer the best protection, but for reasons stated by some previous Posters to this topic, I don't have one and prefer the O.F. lids ...