Thursday, March 11, 2021

They ask not to replace helmets with masks

 

The Health Surveillance Directorate recommends motorcyclists not stop using the protections required when riding. Ask not to replace the protection accessory with the face masks.

 

The aforementioned direction under the Ministry of Health recalls that transit obligations are independent of health regulations.

 

He discourages its use as an alternative to a helmet, an implement on which he asks to use it while driving and replace it with masks when arriving at the destination.

 

According to the numbers that Health Surveillance handles, 34% of motorcyclists use helmets. Likewise, the reflective vest is used by only 4% of motorcycle riders.

 

In 2019, always according to the report provided, some 680 deaths occurred throughout the country as a result of accidents with motorcycles as protagonists.

 

It is the main cause of deaths on the road, according to data from the National Survey of Risk Factors and Non-communicable Diseases.

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