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Pillion riders reject crash helmet for fear of Covid-19 – Okada operators

Pillion riders reject crash helmet for fear of Covid-19 – Okada operators

Okada business operators in Accra have revealed some pillion riders, despite the risks they are exposed to in accidents, reject the use of crash helmets.

Crash helmets are used by motor riders to serve as protection to the head against injuries in accidents cases.

Road traffic accidents for the first half of 2022 have seen a four percent decline as compared to the same period in 2021.

Data from the National Road Safety Authority (NRSA) shows that from January to May 2022, a number of 6,472 cases of road traffic accidents were reported while 6,789 of these were recorded within the same period in 2021.

According to the NRSA, the country has witnessed a decline of 4.67 percent in road traffic accidents in 2022 as compared to the same period in 2021.

The figures also indicate that the number of persons killed in road traffic accidents from January to May this year has reduced by 8.8 percent as compared to last year.

A total of 1,140 persons were killed in road traffic accidents from January to May this year while 1,250 persons were killed within the same period last year.

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