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

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https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/standard-helmets-seat-belts-could-have-saved-thousands-of-lives-on-roads-in-2024/articleshow/131693270.cms">https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/photo/131693270.cms" style="margin-top: 3px; margin-right: 5px;" />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.

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