It's a bit like Custer and the Seventh Cavalry: Timing is Everything.
https://tinyurl.com/4nry493a
To Wit:
"For a long time, protective gear was marketed for protecting the upper body and head. And for good reason, of course. Vital organs and the brain might be more important than, say, your femur, in the grand scheme of things. But that doesn't mean that a broken leg — or worse — shouldn't be mitigated when possible."
Think the person writing this up is a lurker here?