80% of helmets sold at markets substandard - Social Issues - VietNam News: HA NOI – Up to 80 per cent of helmets sold at markets are substandard and would not protect a rider's head in an accident, a conference heard yesterday.
The conference on the quality of helmets, held by the Viet Nam Red Cross and the Viet Nam-based Global Road Safety Partnership, was part of the policy-making process on helmet standards.
Vice chairman of the Viet Nam Red Cross Nguyen Huu Hong said there were, on average, 36 traffic accidents nation-wide each day, killing 30 people and injuring 28.
Statistics from Ha Noi-based Viet Nam-Germany Hospital showed that the number who suffered brain injuries due to not wearing helmets was 33.8 per cent, three times higher than the number who did.
Up to 86 per cent of cases of brain injuries in the hospital were as a result of traffic accidents.
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