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Mar
Correct use of helmets by motorcycle riders has been found to be as low as 33 percent among riders in Kumasi. That’s one of the results of a research by the John Hopkins International Injury Research Unit. This came up during the Bloomberg Road Safety workshop in Kumasi. The research, which took place between November 2020 and May 2022 in Kumasi, sought to observe risk factors such as speed, helmet use and seat belt and child restraint. It was conducted through roadside observations. In all, four rounds of speed observations were made. The researchers also found that helmet use was more…