53pc bikers in DNCC don’t use helmets properly
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About 53 percent of motorcyclists do not properly wear helmets in Dhaka North City Corporation area and the rates of proper helmet usage by women and children are significantly lower, showed an observational study.
The study was jointly presented yesterday by the Johns Hopkins International Injury Research Unit (JH-IIRU) and Vital Strategies at the DNCC conference hall, in collaboration with the city corporation.
The study was presented by Shirin Wadhwaniya, research associate at the JH-IIRU, and Salim Mahmud Chowdhury, director of Centre for Injury Prevention and Research Bangladesh.
The study also revealed that around 60 percent of car drivers wear seat belts. However, none was observed using child safety seat while travelling with children.
The study’s results indicate that the DNCC needs to undertake more initiatives to improve the road safety for the citizens, especially women and children, the presenters said.
The study’s findings are a cause for concern, and the DNCC has signed up for The Bloomberg Philanthropies Initiative for Global Road Safety (BIGRS) projects in its areas.
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