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Saturday, January 17, 2009

And in Nigeria: Pumpkins of Little Use in a Crash?

To skirt the new law requiring motorcyclists to wear helmets, some Nigerians are wearing the dried shells of the pumpkin-like calabash, and paint cans, pots, pans, or bits of rubber. They complain that more conventional helmets are too expensive, cause skin rashes or leave them susceptible to black... Sign in to see full entry.

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