As BDN reported Last month, the government’s SHARP helmet rating scheme has been relaunched with a new operator, Transport Research Laboratory (TRL). The scheme has been testing new helmets and has announced five new ratings. It has awarded ratings to the Arai RX-7V EVO: Arai RX-7V EVO (five stars), Scorpion EXO R1 EVO (four stars), HJC RPHA 91 (four stars), Shark Spartan RS (four stars), and AGV K1-S (five stars).
All of these helmets performances are available on the SHARP website: sharp.dft.gov.uk.
SHARP will be exhibiting in Hall 4, stand 4C04 at the Motorcycle Live show at the NEC in Birmingham from 16-24 November.
TRL has also announced that it has been commissioned by the Department for Transport to conduct research on headlight glare from new cars and bikes. The project will take place over the winter, using a specially equipped car to measure light levels on UK roads. The goal is to gain a better understanding of the issue and develop appropriate recommendations for the DfT to take action.