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Over recent years motorcycle sales have increased significantly.At the same time, they are by far the most dangerous means of transport.Two groups (children and elderly people) are especially vulnerable due to their physical weakness with regard to the impact, reflexes and reaction to the accident, etc.The European Commission is not aware of any specific national standard in the Member States, apart from requiring helmet use by motorcycle drivers and passengers.The KID-SHELL project aims to design and develop a protection system addressed to children who are travelling as Powered Two-Wheel passengers.A study to analyze the state of the art of the main characteristics of the motorcycles traffic accidents where passengers between 6 and 13 years old are involved was carried out.Taking into account the traffic accidents data, a test protocol based on biomechanical references was defined in the second phase.