news.bbc.co.uk - 1/7/2009
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Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge a new law forcing them to wear helmets, authorities say. Officials in the northern city of Kano said they had stopped several riders with "improvised helmets", following this month's introduction of the law. ...
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Nigerian Motorcyclists Wear Pumpkin Helmets To Evade New Law
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If someone in Nigeria calls someone else a “pumpkin head” they might be correct:
Motorcyclists in Nigeria have been wearing dried pumpkin shells on their heads to dodge a new law forcing them to wear helmets, authorities say.
Officials in the northern city of Kano said they had stopped several riders with “improvised helmets”, following this month’s introduction of the law.
Road safety officials said calabash-wearers would be prosecuted.
Thousands of motorbikes have been impounded around the country and ...
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