{"id":80,"date":"2009-01-08T10:06:00","date_gmt":"2009-01-08T10:06:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/pithyloquacity.wordpress.com\/2009\/01\/08\/spot-the-helmet\/"},"modified":"2009-01-08T10:06:00","modified_gmt":"2009-01-08T10:06:00","slug":"spot-the-helmet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jha.in\/?p=80","title":{"rendered":"Spot the helmet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" style=\"max-width:800px;\" src=\"http:\/\/msnbcmedia3.msn.com\/j\/MSNBC\/Components\/Photo\/_new\/090107-motorcyclists-hmed-11a.hmedium.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p>In news from Nigeria is something quite familiar to Indians. People are refusing to wear helmets while riding two wheelers which was made compulsory from the first of January this year.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Police in Nigeria have arrested scores of motorcycle taxi riders with dried fruit shells, paint pots or pieces of rubber tire tied to their heads with string to avoid a new law requiring them to wear helmets.<\/p>\n<p>The regulations have caused chaos around Africa&#8217;s most populous nation, with motorcyclists complaining helmets are too expensive and some passengers refusing to wear them fearing they will catch skin disease or be put under a black magic spell.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/oddlyEnoughNews\/idUSTRE5063SU20090107?pageNumber=1&amp;virtualBrandChannel=0\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Reuters reports <\/a>. Nothing new there excepts for the outlandish explanations. I don&#8217;t wear helmets as it musses my hair! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In news from Nigeria is something quite familiar to Indians. People are refusing to wear helmets while riding two wheelers which was made compulsory from the first of January this year. 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