<p>Worried over the death of nine helmet-less motorcyclists in road accidents in the City last month, the traffic police say they will intensify efforts to make the riders compulsorily wear the head covering.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), M A Saleem, said the death of nine helmet-less riders had been taken “very seriously”. <br /><br />Motorcycles constitute nearly 70 per cent of the 40-lakh vehicle population in Bangalore. And most victims of road accidents are either motorcyclists or pillion riders, Saleem said. <br /><br />“It is in the interest of the motorcyclists that they should wear the helmet as it protects the head, the body part most prone to injury in a road mishap. Helmets can prevent as much as 95 percent of such injuries which often turn fatal,” Saleem explained. <br /><br />“Motorcyclists should compulsorily wear the helmets out of their own will,” he said.</p>
<p>Worried over the death of nine helmet-less motorcyclists in road accidents in the City last month, the traffic police say they will intensify efforts to make the riders compulsorily wear the head covering.<br /><br /></p>.<p>Additional Commissioner of Police (Traffic), M A Saleem, said the death of nine helmet-less riders had been taken “very seriously”. <br /><br />Motorcycles constitute nearly 70 per cent of the 40-lakh vehicle population in Bangalore. And most victims of road accidents are either motorcyclists or pillion riders, Saleem said. <br /><br />“It is in the interest of the motorcyclists that they should wear the helmet as it protects the head, the body part most prone to injury in a road mishap. Helmets can prevent as much as 95 percent of such injuries which often turn fatal,” Saleem explained. <br /><br />“Motorcyclists should compulsorily wear the helmets out of their own will,” he said.</p>
