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New Zealand's Department of Labour has resisted calls to put roll bars and lap belts on all quad bikes, even after a man died from a massive skull fracture.

Beekeeper Jody Dean Santos was killed in 2008 after he was thrown from a quad bike he was using at work, while his colleagues travelled in a truck.

He had been driving without a helmet at around 80kmh, an eyewitness said, and is believed to have fallen from the vehicle while turning.

Wellington coroner Ian Smith also recommended that helmets, which help to prevent skull fractures in the event of an accident, are made mandatory for users of the vehicles.

However, New Zealand's Department of Labour said there was no evidence to support the use of lap belts or roll bars.

Recently, the country's Motor Trade Association said quad bike accidents resulted in more than 17,000 injuries in the past decade.

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