Helmet Safety Performance Advice
The Hiper project, short for Helmet Impact Protection Effectiveness Rating, is dedicated to creating an evidence-based rating system to help consumers evaluate the safety performance of cycle helmets on UK roads.
Hiper is an independent helmet rating programme, developed based on state-of-the-art knowledge of brain injury biomechanics and evidence from real-world data. It addresses a gap between helmet standards, which ensure minimum safety of helmets sold on the market, and a range of choices that consumers are facing when purchasing a helmet. Supported by the programme provides objective information about helmet safety performance and aims to inform consumers who choose to wear a helmet.
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