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From: jge@unc.UUCP (John Eyles)
Newsgroups: net.cycle
Subject: why skimp on face protection ?
Message-ID: <7407@unc.UUCP>
Date: Thu, 5-Jul-84 10:42:26 EDT
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Posted: Thu Jul  5 10:42:26 1984
Date-Received: Sun, 8-Jul-84 00:00:57 EDT
Organization: CS Dept., U. of N. Carolina at Chapel Hill
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I'm not surprised that someone responded to my plug for goggles as
opposed to faceshields by suggesting that they are "skimping on protection".
First: certainly they don't provide the measure of accident
protection a face-shield does, but if you wear a full-face helmet
this consideration becomes irrelevant. Regarding protection against bugs and
crud during normal riding, I have never felt overly exposed by just wearing
goggles (this from a rider in bug-infested North Carolina).
Second: the best way to avoid injury in an accident is to not have the
accident; judging by most (if not all) of the face shields I have seen,
the superior vision and comfort afforded by wearing (good) goggles is a
significant aid in this quest.