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Standard helmets & seat belts could have saved thousands of lives on roads in 2024

As per a UN Motorcycle Helmet Study, motorcyclists are 26 times more likely to die in road crashes than drivers of cars and wearing an appropriate helmet improves their chances of survival by 42% and helps avoid 69% of injuries to riders. Similarly, as per World Health Organisation, seat-belts are approximately 50% effective in preventing fatalities in crashes in which motorists would otherwise die.

13 Jun 2026 12:56 am