Helmet or not helmet. Full face or skull cap. It really doesn't matter what we have on our heads as long as there are mini-van drivers, and any other type of driver, who fail to notice us. I find this to be especially true in the south, where people are completely oblivious to everything around them, and aparently to the laws of the road, while they're driving. I don't think a kevlar suit inside a suit of armor is going to protect your from t-boning a van. Think.