Remember, I was hurtling along at 100 kmh and with a trailer in tow, my brakes would've been bad at best and of no use when I had a truck to my front, left and back. These are superior to the hard plastic face masks worn by some goalies, as the face guard and the helmet take the pressure of a blow instead of the face. For example, many men say quite openly that they see the admission of fear as being synonymous with being a wimp or being week in some way.