Yes! Frightening.

Yes, I would have been frightened.

Yes I had one pull up right beside me at a red light and it scared me so bad I shouted a bad word lol. His was some kind of monster face not a skull. It's dangerous! I could have wrecked. The last thing someone on a motorcycle should do is distract the surrounding drivers. We have motorcycles and I definitely would not be wearing one.

We had one of the workers that was rebuilding our house after the first flood show up in one of those. He scared the bejeepers out of me.

About 1/2 a mile from my house is a very busy intersection. There is a young man that loves to wear a mask and cape and and hang out at that intersection. He twirls his cape, makes poses, etc. Over the years I have gotten use to it, but I'm sure it frightens some people.

Too many movies and tv shows have conditioned our minds to be afraid at such a sight. :)

Years ago, driving on an intrastate cross-country, a motorcyclist had a bloody leg hanging out of the container on the back of his bike. I guess he thought it was funny.

If he’s wearing it while riding a motorcycle, no I wouldn’t be alarmed. I consider it to be in the same category of a helmet with a face guard. Now someone walking around a parking lot with one on might be a little different story.

If it was on someone riding a motorcycle no it would not scare me. It's just a fashion thing for an item that has a function when riding. Printed bandanas, gaiters and balaclavas have been around for years.

Now if someone who was wearing one just walking around and had no reason to be wearing it for protection from wind, sand,dust or snow then I would be be on alert that they were trying to conceal their identity. But not while using it for sport.

Yes it would bother me and I'm sure that's just the reaction he wanted.

No....I just had that happen to me, like 30 minutes ago. The BIG guy on the cafe racer gunned his motorcycle while sitting at a stop light @ an intersection....so I'd look...and he looked straight at me.....I smiled...and looked away. Then the light changed and he gunned it with the brake on...kind of skidding in place. HE seemed odd.... like he needed attention.

I agree...he needed to keep the dust/dirt off his face and out of his nose. Pretty funny he chose THAT get up tho...

Looks like he needed further lessons in riding, in addition to ways to cover/protect his face.

o j

Yes, I would be frightened and creeped out! You have to wonder what kind of person would be motivated to do this!

Were I to ride a motorcycle ... I'd want to have not only my head, but my face protected, as well.

And were I to add some kind of peculiar-looking face, I'd feel that to be just an expression of my inner self (or something).

If it's a horrible looking face - that should bother you?

Why?

You paint your face, if you so choose, in whatever fashion pleases you, don't you? There's a difference?

Oh - my painting is once removed from my face, so to speak.

(And doesn't need to be renewed, every day: being rather lazy, I like that better, I think).

o j

OJ, did you see the title of this thread? The whole point I was trying to make, is that I did not KNOW why the mask made me uneasy. In order to try to figure that out, I created the thread to hear how others might feel in that same situation.

I even brought up women's makeup, just like you did in your post.

I think they look silly. I am sure they think they look cool. I think stillettos look silly too and i am certain the wearer of those think they look awsome in them. Different folk, different strokes...doesn't stop my eye roll tho.