Safety First, Foreigner Shares Helmets for Safe Driving in Bali

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In Bali, motorcycles are one of the favorite modes of transportation for local and foreign tourists who vacation and live there. But we often see these bikers without helmets.

One foreign content creator known as @mr.terimakasih shared a video showing him giving away a truckload of helmets.

“Kids ride without helmets! IT’S DANGEROUS 😭⚠️” he wrote in the post.

There were many positive comments in the upload.

“Keep spreading kindness, mr👍” wrote one netizen.

Another netizen wrote, “People from other countries just want to prosper the poor people of Indonesia. What about our governments?”

The habit of people not wearing helmets in Bali is often debated. As uploaded in the @canggu.shortcuts video about whether “Helmets are sexy?”

Of course, many people commented, most agreeing that wearing a helmet when riding a motorcycle in Bali is crucial to maintaining safety.

Helmets are designed to protect the head from serious injury in an accident. Of course, you know the head is a part of the body that is very vulnerable to severe injury, and helmets play an important role in protecting it.

Helmets protect the human skull and the brain within the cranium. There has been frequent news of accidents in Bali that have left bikers seriously injured while riding.

If you have the opportunity to ride a motorcycle in Bali, make sure to wear a helmet.

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