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There could be fewer motorcyclists left with a brain injury in India after the country's Supreme Court made it compulsory for motorbike manufacturers to sell helmets along with vehicles, it is reported.

In India, despite helmets being a mandatory accessory, few people take any real care over what sort might be best to prevent traumatic brain injury, the Times of India reports.

Most Dehliites, the newspaper says, simply wear a helmet to stay on the right side of the law, often leaving the straps undone and tending to go for the cheapest available.

Dr M C Mishra, chief of AIIMS Trauma Centre, told the paper: "If you meet with an accident while riding a bike without a helmet there are 50 to 60 per cent chances of suffering brain injury.

"Surviving a brain injury is very difficult and even in case of survival, recovery is rarely complete."

The news follows comments made by paediatric neurosurgeon Patrick McDonald in the Winnipeg Free Press about the importance of children wearing helmets when cycling.

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