Help Improve Motorcycle Helmets – Share Your Experience
During 2026 SHARP will be conducting new research to help improve motorcycle helmets and rider safety. We are inviting riders who have been involved in a motorcycle collision to take part in a study that will help us better understand how helmets perform in real-world crashes.
Your experience can make a difference
By sharing your personal story, you’ll help us develop stronger evidence to improve helmet design and reduce injuries for riders across the UK.
Including the lived experiences of riders enriches the insights from anonymous data. We want to know what happened to you: why the collision occurred, what injuries you sustained, your treatment, and recovery experience.
Who Can Take Part
We are looking for motorcycle riders who:
- Are UK residents;
- Have been involved in a collision in the UK in the past 5 years;
- Received hospital treatment for head or neck injuries sustained in that collision; and
- Are willing to answer questions about their experience and possibly share medical treatment information with our researchers.
What Participation Involves
If you take part, we’ll ask you to:
- Complete a online questionnaire; and
- Indicate whether you are happy for us to contact you for further information, such as permission to access your hospital treatment records.
- You can decide how much information to share. All responses are voluntary and treated in strict confidence. Your data will be handled securely and in line with UK GDPR. You may withdraw at any time.
Why Your Input Matters
Every rider’s experience helps us understand what happens in real collisions — and how helmets can provide even better protection in the future. Your contribution could directly help improve motorcycle safety standards and save lives.
How to Get Involved
If you meet the criteria above and would like to take part, please submit an email address to register your interest. We’ll then get in touch in 2026 with more details and a link to the survey when we are ready.
Data Protection
Your personal information will be handled securely and used only for the purposes of this research. Full details will be provided to all potential participants.
This research is being conducted by TRL Ltd on behalf of the Department for Transport. TRL has data sharing agreements in place already with many NHS Trusts for research purposes.
