Off Road Street

Why are street motorcycle helmets different than off road helmets?
I ride an off road/enduro motorcycle and would like to use a street helmet instead of a typical Off Road Helmet, but I would like to know if there are any safety or technical reasons that I should be aware of.
please post in the motorcycles category... this is Cycling, as in Bicycling
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