The need for motorcycle helmets has received a lot of attention. Of course, this attention is well deserved. The human skull is easily fractured by an unprotected fall from a motorcycle, and many unhelmeted motorcyclists die each year in accidents. However, eye protection doesn’t get the attention it deserves. Unlike helmets, which improve your survival prospects in a motorcycle accident, eye protection prevent motorcycle accidents. How Eye Protection Prevents Accidents The eye is a delicate structure that’s highly vulnerable to flying objects while riding at highway speeds. The most common projectiles.