By Teh Joo Lin

CRASH helmets are the one thing that could save motorbike riders from serious or even fatal head injuries.

Yet, over 5,400 were booked for helmet-related offences on the roads last year, 1,200 more than the year before.

These offences include using helmets with visors tinted too dark, wearing helmets with straps undone, or not wearing them at all.

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