A recent sample survey by World Health Organization (WHO)  has sent worrying signals for road safety experts across the globe. According to the initial findings of the survey, only 18.5% two-wheeler users wear helmet in the city.

“The surveys done in two phases in a few months’ gap have shown little improvement in the situation. Our surveys have also shown how there is less awareness among drivers so far as the importance of wearing helmet is concerned,” said Dr Adnan Hyder, director of department of international health at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health while addressing road safety experts at Safety World Conference in Wellington (New Zealand).

The details of the survey findings, which would be published by the WHO, in December shows that only 23% of two-wheeler drivers were aware about the need to wear helmets while only 1% of the passengers felt its need. “At night the helmet usage drops significantly because of less police presence,” Hyder said.

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