from another side.....growin up in ILL i learned to ride without a helmet.... 90 degrees and you like fuck that this shit is too hot... its more of like a weather guard than safety equip... now i moved to a state that requires you wear one (TN) and its WTF its really hot why am i wearing this but.... in ILL its all flats.. in cali, TN and all these other states, the terrain is alot more challenging and there alot more fatalities on sweeps and twisties with 100 ft bluffs for a shoulder