"With just the 20 minute ride home from the garage as a reference I can (also) now say, from personal experience, that these 1" bars are 'nothing to be afraid of' for a performance handling orientated daily driver.
I too was afraid at first these bars would be just too much for actual daily usage."

It would be very helpful to many if that result could be be coveyed to others just as hesitant. I've even offered to loan my bars out to prove it. Still anything over .96 is just to scary for many.
Now you get to wonder what 1.06" feel like.

Reality check, that half the population is smarter then 50% of the people and it's a constantly contested fact.