For Nguyet Tran – a Vietnamese citizen and Ryan Brown – an expat in Vietnam, like millions of other two-wheeler riders in Vietnam, the choice of helmet is always dictated by its price.
Duong Thi Hang, 30, a two-wheeler rider killed near a tragic worksite accident on Thursday, September 27 in Le Van Luong street, Hanoi, Vietnam. People said, her helmet broke into many pieces when she met with the accident, it looks like a fake helmet.
Her helmet broke into many pieces | @ Zing.vn
Expressing concern over the staggering number of Vietnamese getting killed and injured in road accidents, both locals and expats hoped that these helmets would make people ditch the fakes.
“Fake helmets are like fake medicine. Both kill,” says David Tan, an expat in Vietnam. “It’s unfortunate that people are so reckless when it comes to buying helmets.
Fake helmets ?
Bored Panda collected a series of extreme pictures, all showing helmets that have been subjected to potentially life-threatening damage. From bike helmets cracked in half to motorcycle helmets sanded flat by pavement, these photos prove that helmets really do save lives.
Despite the scary nature of these images, the important thing to note is that helmets really do work – and if the people wearing the helmets had just so happened to forget theirs that day, their stories likely would have ended very differently.
Scarily smooth: After being involved in a crash, this motorcycle helmet was sanded down by the pavement
Safety on the slopes: This snowboarding helmet quite literally split in two during an accident – better the helmet than the head!
Grateful: This man is thankful that his helmet put him in the hospital instead of in a body bag
These photos are not simply rare, once-off occasions. The statistics support the fact that all types of helmets save lives every day.
Not a pretty picture: It’s scary to imagine what might have happened to this construction worker had they not been wearing a helmet