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One factor not noted in the YTARN database
was the clothing being worn by motorcyclists and
their pillion passengers at the time of the accident.
We have shown that injuries to the abdomen and to
the chest have as great an effect on mortality rates
as head injuries ; it may be prudent to look at protective
clothing in future studies. Compulsory helmet
use is known to have reduced the incidence of
head injury (4). Can appropriate clothing, e.g.
‘leathers’ or body armor, have a similar effect on
chest and abdominal injuries ?

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