Name/Title
Sussex Police motorcycle crash helmet c1980sEntry/Object ID
2575Description
Yellow coloured open face motorcycle helmet, with studs at front for attaching a visor or peak, blue and white checkered tape at the sides and blue and white stickers at the front and rear, marked "Police". Inside is a maker's label marked "Everoak Grand Prix" containing care instructions, which also has "AS162" handwritten in pen. On the outside is a British Standard sticker.Use
For use by a Sussex Police motorcyclistContext
In the mid to late 1970s Sussex Police stopped using white coloured motorcycle helmets and adopted a similar design coloured bright yellow. This colour was also used on the fairings of some of the force traffic motorcycles. As with the white helmets, these yellow ones had studs on the front for either attaching a peak or a transparent perspex visor. These helmets were used by both traffic motorcyclists and those using lightweight motorycles for patrol work. They continued to be used until the late 1980s/early 1990s when they were replaced with full face helmets for traffic officers.
This particular example was donated by ex Traffic Department motorcyclist Graham Shipway and the handwritten "AS162" inside is his warrant number.