Starlifter wrote on 05/24/10 at 07:53:19:Ah, that is great. Two new helmet wearers...
I started wearnig a helmet the da I was struck by a flying beetle square in the face...

Not a bug that went "SPLAT !", a hard-shelled beetle that wen "THUD !"
I had a blue welt in my cheek for ages...
A few days after I bought my first helmet, another bug hit my face.
A green bug that went "SPLAT !" all over my visor, and I had to stop and clean it.

It's a good thing I was wearing a helmet... I hate green bug splatter in my eyes...

Not to mention the itsy bl;ack gnats in your hair, dust in your eyes, and your scalp being ground like cheese on a grater any time you fall...
It's helmet, jacket and thick leather gloves and shoes/boots anywhere I go...