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Wearing of helmet: Don’t value hair, make up over life
Mr. James Morgan, the Director for Road Safety for the Okada
Riders Association.
Even though crash helmets protect the heads of riders and pillion riders against traumatic injuries in the event of a crash, many ladies refuse to wear them.
Their reasons are that it messes their hair or makeup.
“They say it will mess up their hair and so they would not wear it. Others say it makes them sweat profusely and affect their makeup. We always try to convince them to wear them but they wouldn’t listen,” the Director of Road Safety for the Okada Riders Association of Ghana (ORAG), Mr James Morgan disclosed.
According to him, the constant failure of women to carry out this directive was a major concern for the association.
In an interview with The Spectator last Friday, Mr. Morgan said the association had cautioned its members to ensure that riders, especially women wear their crash helmets.
He wondered why some ladies prioritise their hair and makeup over their lives.
“Others also claim that due to the frequent use by other clients, the helmets have foul smell.”
But according to Mr Morgan, such excuses were unfortunate, explaining that, properly wearing a crash helmet could save a person from serious injuries, permanent disability or even losing lives.
Meanwhile, when interviewed, some female patrons of commercial motorcycles in interviews said they usually patronise the services of Okada riders when they were in a hurry to get to their destinations.
“Imagine that I am in a hurry to get to work and has to wear a helmet. When I get there, it means I have to dress my hair again and also do my makeup all over again. I have no time to waste so I would rather not wear the helmet,” a 25-year-old public servant said.
She said some crash helmets smell badly and so it was difficult to breathe under them; adding that it was dangerous for their health.
A student, however had a contrary opinion saying, she would rather wear a dirty crash helmet and limit the chances of injury or death.
She appealed to the Police to arrest persons without helmets to serve as a deterrent to others with the habit of not wearing
From Dzifa Tetteh Tay, Ashaiman