More than 400 types of motorcycle helmet have been tested as part of a government safety scheme to reduce motorcyclist fatalities.
The award winning Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) has conducted more than 13,000 high impact tests to provide safety ratings to 401 helmets since its launch in 2007.
SHARP gives ratings of between 1 and 5 stars to indicate how well helmets perform over and above the minimum legal requirements.
Providing this information about the safety of helmets may have contributed to a 38 per cent drop in motorcyclist fatalities since 2007.
Road safety Minister Andrew Jones said: “We have some of the safest roads in the world but we are determined to do more to improve safety for all road users including motorcyclists.
“SHARP rates hundreds of helmets based on thousands of tests and provides riders with the best safety information available.
“The confidence riders put in the ratings shows how vitally important they are in helping reduce the number of tragedies we see on our roads.â€
Motorcyclists are among the most vulnerable of road users, accounting for around one per cent of British traffic but 21 per cent of deaths or serious injuries. All helmets must meet minimum legal safety standards but the SHARP scheme uses a wider range of tests to provide riders with more information on how much protection a helmet can provide in a crash.
Details of the helmets that have been rated and further information about the helmets can be accessed via the SHARP website.
