Open face shield necessary or not?

Sometimes it takes a long ride to find something out and I haven't done so yet on the GL1200. With the standard size windshield up to just below eye level is a flip shield on an open face needed or will goggles/sunglasses do after hours on the road? This is my open face.

When my 750 got mad and threw me off (40 years ago!) I was wearing an open face helmet with a flat face shield. If I had not had a face shield, the front two inches of my face would have been on the roadway. I never tell anyone they have to wear good protection - it's your head. I still won't ride without a good helmet, even though the one I have now isn't the most comfortable. YMMV.

For comfort (and legal in Tennessee), the DOT 3/4 with impact-rated sunglasses or goggles should do fine. For safety, I go with full or modular. I may have a weak chin, but I'd rather not loose it.

Thanks all for the input. TBH this is my first full dresser, in the past I've worn a full face and have wondered about the sense of having less obstruction with a 3/4 or even half helmet. The pictured helmet was a race collectable project and have worn it just a few times going around the block, to the store, etc

I wear a 3/4 helmet w/o the faceshield until I get on the 65mph and up roads. Windshield is cut down to nose level on all my bikes. I have found the honda fairing to be better (lower turbulence) than the vetter with similar windshield.

Have ridden 20 plus years or 40,000 miles, 30,000 of these on cross country interstate, with a half helmet on my '86 GW1200 which had an aftermarket windshield shield on it when I bought it back about 1992. With my set up I am looking mostly all the time thru an area about 2 inches below top of my windshield. I have a zip on flex plastic pad area on helmet lower part for reducing wind noise level a bit and warming my ears in cool weather. Love the non obstruction viewing and situation awareness the half helmet provides, but I do agree , it's not as safe as a full helmet with face mask. Maybe should upgrade my half to something safer.

Hmmm I where full face helmet ..I will protect my head completely ...lol I also modded in a bigger ram air type deal ...for when face is totally in use ..head first then maybe other stuff ..but always for me protect the head completely ..