He was wearing a neckbrace in the video. I thought the idea of the leatt's though WAS to divert the pressure into your collarbone region as it's a more minor injury similar to how some ankle guards in sports such as volleyball and basketball are designed to put all the pressure into your shin's and giving you shin splints rather than destroying your ankle?
Not claiming to know everything about neck brace design but I think for motorcross/downhill you're more likely to get a spinal injury from neck extension/compression. If you get sent over the bars and end up going head first into the ground, you're neck will extend as your feet tumble forward from all your momentum. Similarly if you go head first into a tree/rock in DH or the face of a jump in motorcross which would be the other common head related crashes, it'll compress your spine. Would almost have to flip your body around to flex your neck simply because of the momentum carrying you forward as you ride.
The parents a double douche... terrible place to watch with an ankle biter. This is why OH&S exists, because some people dont have any common sense!
