TAIPEI, June 6: Scooter riders beware; wearing a dirty safety helmet in hot weather can lead to various skin diseases and even baldness, doctors in Taiwan said.

A study conducted in Taipei revealed that 75 per cent of scooter drivers in the city do not regularly clean their safety helmets, while 67 per cent only bother with it after more than six months to one year, local media reported on Thursday.

Wearing a safety helmet in a tropical country can lead to skin problems if the helmet isn’t cleaned often enough as bacteria might gather inside due to a lack of airing and the driver’s sweat, it said.

Drivers with dirty helmets can develop various skin diseases, including dandruff, inflammation of the hair follicles, fungus infections and baldness, the United Daily News said, quoting dermatologists. Only 1.9 per cent of drivers clean their helmets once every month, the report said.—dpa

Editorial

May 9 fallout
09 May, 2024

May 9 fallout

A YEAR since the events of May 9, 2023, very little appears to have changed, at least from the political ...
A fresh approach?
09 May, 2024

A fresh approach?

SUCCESSIVE governments have tried to address the problems of Balochistan — particularly the province’s ...
Visa fraud
09 May, 2024

Visa fraud

THE FIA has a new task at hand: cracking down on fraudulent work visas. This was prompted by the discovery of a...
Narcotic darkness
08 May, 2024

Narcotic darkness

WE have plenty of smoke with fire. Citizens, particularly parents, caught in Pakistan’s grave drug problem are on...
Saudi delegation
08 May, 2024

Saudi delegation

PLANS to bring Saudi investment to Pakistan have clearly been put on the fast track. Over the past month, Prime...
Reserved seats
Updated 08 May, 2024

Reserved seats

The truth is that the entire process — from polls, announcement of results, formation of assemblies and elections to the Senate — has been mishandled.