UK releases world-first helmet rating
Most expensive is not always bestThe UK Department of Transport has released what it claims to be a world-first safety rating system for motorcycle helmets, scoring offerings on its local market according to a five-star card.
The department claims: "Fifty lives a year could be saved by ground-breaking motorcycle helmet safety ratings revealed by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.
"Ratings for 56 of the most popular full face helmets on the market were published after testing by SHARP -- the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme set up in a world-first by the Department for Transport last year.
"The SHARP tests -- which award ratings of between one and five stars -- showed that the safety performance of helmets can vary by as much as 70%.
"Fitzpatrick said, 'Helmets from across a wide price range and from a variety of manufacturers have received four or five stars - so all riders should be able to find a high-scoring helmet in a size and style that fits them and at a price they want to pay.'"
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