A NEW Government motorcycle helmet safety rating scheme which could save the lives of 50 riders a year was officially launched today by Road Safety Minister Jim Fitzpatrick.SHARP - the Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme - will give

NEW YORK Presbyterian Hospital officials are donating 5,000 motorcycle helmets to the Domincan Republic to help cut injuries caused by motorcycle accidents. Health advocates and local lawmakers say the gift is sending a clear message that wearing a

BIKESURE, the motorcycle insurance company have launched a new Helmet & Leathers (H&L) insurance policy, which aims to cover the cost of damage to your expensive kit.The H&L policy costs just £20 a year and gives cover of up to £1000 on your lid

PRIME TIME TV host Adrian Chiles has come under fire after the presenter was seen riding his Honda Transalp in London without a safety helmet.The pictures were posted on the Daily Mail's website and have drawn criticism from many of the readers, who

, was one of two men held after the raid on a motorcycle showroom in Altrincham, reported on Visordown last month.Manchester Police came in for stiff criticism after Officers were told not to pursue the thieves because they were not wearing safety helmets

NORTH Yorkshire and Cleveland motorcycle police are using helmet-mounted cameras to film stretches of roads where there have been accidents. Footage gathered by the two-wheeled enforcers is to be reviews by the Highways Agency so that they can

A NEW-LOOK SHARP ( Safety Helmet Assessment and Rating Programme)  website has been unveiled by Road Safety Minister Mike Penning.The website gives motorcyclists the best advice and information on a choice of over 200 of the latest helmets. The site

whether or not repealing the helmet law is the cause of the spike in motorcycle deaths. Anne Readett, of the Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning, said: 'That number is very sensitive to what happens in terms of weather from year to year,'If we have

Wonder what the petrol station attendent would say to this?COOL. OK, so maybe not appropriate " or legal " for the UK, but something that looks this daft has to be seen. Called the full-faced skull motorcycle helmet, it costs around £75. If you want

Arai has come out on top of the wide-ranging JD Power and Associates 2007 Motorcycle Helmet Satisfaction Study for the ninth consecutive year, further cementing the brand's long-held position as the world's best crash helmet. The J D Power study