The Coroners Court is recommending mandatory safety helmets on e-scooters after its report into an Auckland man's death. 

The man crashed into a concrete power pole on a modified e-scooter while under the influence of methamphetamine. 

Radiology registrar Mark Bekhit says a lot of the e-scooter injuries he's seen have been alcohol or drug-related. 

He told Mike Hosking that he can't be sure people will wear helmets if they've taken substances.

Bekhit says it sounds like a simple recommendation that's easier than targeting methamphetamine abuse, but he doesn't know it will solve the problem. 

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The Coroners Court is recommending mandatory safety helmets on e-scooters after its report into an Auckland man's death.  
The man crashed into a concrete power pole on a modified e-scooter while under the influence of methamphetamine.  
Radiology registrar Mark Bekhit says a lot of the e-scooter injuries he's seen have been alcohol or drug-related.  
He told Mike Hosking that he can't be sure people will wear helmets if they've taken substances. 
Bekhit says it sounds like a simple recommendation that's easier than targeting methamphetamine abuse, but he doesn't know it will solve the problem.  
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