The Department for Transport’s SHARP helmet safety testing scheme has added four more helmet models to its database of results. The lids cover a wide range of price points, from the £59 MT Stinger 2, through the £220 Caberg Duke Evo and £250 By City Rider, right up to the Shark Aeron GP, which costs a heady £950.
The non-intuitive nature of the scheme’s results continues, with only the £59 helmet getting a full five stars, while the other three models tested earn four out of five stars. The missing star was lost from lower scores on the temple impact zone on each design, with only the MT helmet earning a “very good” rating in this area at the higher 8.5m/s impact speed.
For more information, and all the ratings so far, visit: www.sharp.dft.gov.uk.