Yea, no doubt about it, bottom line is ,any "helmet" is better than no helmet when head does "actually bounces" off the pavement... It's just the way it is... If you don't believe that, bounce your head off the pavement without a helmet and then do that with a helmet, come back and tell us the number in pain difference between the two outcomes from 1 to 10... Some helmets may protect you more than others but the bottom line here, is that wearing any helmet is better than not wearing a helmet when the old head bounces off the pavement... The question of safer riding, paying attention, following the rules of the road, and basically looking out for your safety so your head doesn't bounce off the pavement is an entirely different scenario... As I see it... JMO And yes, that is more important to avoid said head bouncing off pavement, but Shiite happens... So PPE in the end can save your bacon where everything else fails... So, any helmet that you "actually wear" is the best helmet...