SHARP requests feedback on helmet safety

19 August 2024

The Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme (SHARP) is a motorcycle helmet safety consumer information scheme launched by the UK’s Department for Transport (DfT) in 2007, following research by TRL revealing the differences in the safety performance of motorcycle helmets available in Great Britain.

The SHARP scheme which won a Prince Michael International Road Safety Award and the International Motorcycling Federation’s annual Road Safety Award in 2013, promotes the importance of motorcycle helmets and advises on their correct fitment, whilst providing an independent objective assessment of the level of impact safety protection that a helmet model would provide the wearer during a collision.

As a consumer information scheme, it is important that SHARP understands and meets the needs of the motorcyclists that will use it. This survey therefore aims to gather insights into your riding and helmet purchase behaviour and your understanding and use of the SHARP scheme as a rider in the UK. The results from this survey will be used by the DfT to inform future enhancements to the SHARP scheme and to ensure the scheme continues to meet the evolving needs of UK consumers. Those taking part in the survey could also win £50 to spend on helmets and gear.