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Or you could save $400 [snip]

$400 is not at all unreasonable for a quality helmet. If you're going to spend about that much anyway why not get a feature that might save your life too?

Wasn't it Bell that used to have the ad, "If you've got a $10 head, then buy a $10 helmet!

Of course, it seems that there's some new technology out there for helmets that are far better at reducing the # of "Gs" transferred to the head in case of an impact, but those are hand built, and I believe that they're only being used in F1 racing. And the price tag is in the neighborhood of $10,000! And no, even at that price, they're not for sale to the public.

and just look in your rearview mirror.

On an awful lot of bikes, even with rear view mirrors, it's difficult, if not impossible to see directly behind you. And on a lot of sport bikes, about the only thing you see in the mirrors is your elbows or shoulders! The only way to see behind you is to shift your body out of the way. Not good for keeping an eye on what's going on behind you.

I was able to find a company that makes mirror extensions for my Ducati, and I went from watching my elbows when glancing at the mirrors, to actually being able to see what's going on behind and to the sides of me.

Mark