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Originally Posted by Clev
The seat belt laws I agree with, though. In an accident, the driver can be knocked out of the driving position without a seat belt, making their vehicle a missile that endangers others. A motorcycle helmet protects nobody but the rider.
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And the motorcycle passenger, hopefully.
One could argue that flying debris that is solid enough and fast enough to chip a windshield would be at least as distracting as using a cell phone to the helmetless rider that gets the same debris in the face... maybe even more so. So having a (full face) helmet would help the rider retain control in that situation.
I don't have any data supporting this argument, other than my own experience of getting hit on the right front of my helmet by a chunk of tire from an 18-wheeler... it scared the cr4p out of me and left quite a mark... can't imagine getting struck in the face by that without a helmet and still have the necessary control over the bike. Gritty dust that gets into the rider's eyes is nearly as bad.