Worn contacts since the days of old hard lenses (since 1968). The new contacts are a true marvel. So light and easy to load into the eye. I forget I have them on. They are easy to get used to, easy to care for and definitely make a difference with my vision. I still wear protective eyegear when riding, generally sunglasses, but I would wear something no matter what. A plus, something like an Oakley frame made for sports will wrap around the face to provide complete protection and afford the ability to trade out lenses for certain weather condition. Regular eye glasses won't do that or neither would prescription sunglasses. I've never lost a lens out of my eye. I do carry a small vial of wetting drops just in case I need to remove the lens for cleaning and reinserting. No question contacts for me.

And you do get use to touching your eye. I can literally hold my finger against my cornea without a problem. You just get use to it.