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Farmer urges industry to rethink its attitude to wearing helmets after ATV incident

"(On wearing a helmet) It is a lifeline tool and I do not think about putting it on now, it is just part of my daily routine"

Chris Brayford
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Scottish hill farmer Callum Lindsay said: "My biggest worry was ‘how is the work going to get done? Who is going to do it? Will I still be able to farm?'"
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Scottish hill farmer Callum Lindsay said: "My biggest worry was ‘how is the work going to get done? Who is going to do it? Will I still be able to farm?'"

A hill farmer has made an impassioned plea for the industry to address its attitude to wearing helmets on quad-bikes following an incident which almost claimed his life. Callum Lindsay, a hill farmer...

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