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Prevalence and factors associated with effective helmet use among motorcyclists in Mysuru City of Southern India

Naveen Kikkeri Hanumantha Setty, Gautham Melur Sukumar, Sumanth Mallikarjuna Majgi, Akhil Dhanesh Goel, Prem Prakash Sharma, Manasa Brahmanandam Anand

Environmental Health and Preventive Medicine · 2020 · 27 citations · 21 references

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Abstract

Despite helmet use being compulsory by law for motorcyclists, the effective helmet use was low in Mysore. Strict enforcement and frequent checks by the police are necessary to increase the effective helmet use.

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