History Main / FantasyHelmetEnforcement

** However, one must wear a helmet up to the age of 14 on a regular bike. After that, it's completely optional.

* And then there's {{Dora the Explorer}} always buckling up...

* Many bikers (especially sportbike riders) may compromise on other gear, but NEVER on a helmet.
** For good reason, as the head is kinda more important than the arms and legs. Those heal ''much'' more easily than a head injury can. (Ever see ''Rescue911''?) This Troper's mother would have died, probably, if she wasn't wearing a helmet in one accident.

It should also be noted, at least according to [[http://www.ncrider.com/What-is-wrong-bicycle-helments.html this site]], that nobody really wore helmets as much as they do now until TheNinties. Ironically, accidents went up, simply because people believed if you wore a helmet, you were guaranteed safe from any accident. Face it, while a helmet does have some protective value, it's not going to make you invincible.

It should also be noted, at least according to [[http://www.ncrider.com/What-is-wrong-bicycle-helments.html this site]], that nobody really wore helmets as much as they do now until [[TheNineties the last decade]]. Ironically, accidents went up, simply because people believed if you wore a helmet, you were guaranteed safe from any accident. Face it, while a helmet does have some protective value, it's not going to make you invincible.

* In ''GrandTheftAutoIV'', Niko and Luis will both pull a helmet out of thin air to put on when they get on a motorcycle. However, the player can easily just gun the gas as soon as they get on and drive off helmetless. The helmet actually has an advantage in reducing damage when you hit your head in a crash.

While there is nothing wrong with wearing a helmet, generally in RealLife, many people bike around without helmets, and don't usually find themselves getting in accidents caused by the wrath of helmet gods for not wearing any gear. Ditto for skating and other activities. Helmet laws do [[http://www.helmets.org/mandator.htm exist]] however, not necessarily for bikes, but much more often for motorcycles.

It should also be noted, at least according to [[http://www.ncrider.com/What-is-wrong-bicycle-helments.html this site]], that nobody really wore helmets as much as they do now until [[TheNineties the last decade]]. Ironically, accidents went up, simply because people believed if you wore a helmet, you were guaranteed safe from any accident. Face it, while a helmet does have some protective value, it's not going to make you invincible.

** For good reason, as the head is kinda more important than the arms and legs. This Troper's mother would have died, probably, if she wasn't wearing a helmet in one accident.

* FridgeLogic abounds in ''Series/{{X-Men}}'', when Wolverine rides a motorcycle and wears a helmet. Apparently, his regeneration capabilities disappear when touching a motorcycle.
** All the times he's riding his bike are nonemergency cases. Being able to heal from head trauma does not mean he necessarily wants to. Also, try explaining that to a cop writing you a ticket for violating helmet laws.

* Major plot point in ''DarkwingDuck'': when the series starts, DW always wears his longbrimmed hat on the Ratcatcher, and does so up until one episode where he gets in a crash and the whole episode centers around his (imagined) death. After that episode, he always put on his helmet before getting on the Ratcatcher, regardless of the circumstances.

--> Great, yeah, ''lock the door'', Tommy, [[SarcasmMode real good]].
-->--- [[PowerRangersDinoThunder Dr Tommy Oliver]], as a robot T-rex bears down on his jeep

* One instance in {{Yu-Gi-Oh 5Ds}}. Yusei has a spare helmet for a second rider even though [[{{Hyperspace Arsenal}} there's no place to store it]], and the bike wasn't designed to hold two people.

--> It's just, y'know, the whole visibility issue, not to mention the whole hat-head thing, I mean when you, when you really think about ''how come I have to wear the lady's helmet?''
--> Stop being such a wanker and put it on...looks good. Hop on board, gorgeous.
--> You'll pay for this.

** Also played straight in the odd episode where it's not one of her gadgets but a borrowed jetski or something, she always puts on life-preservers and similar gear. This troper actually thought it was rather neat that she did.

** It has admittedly been a while since I watched the show but all the times I recall him riding his bike were nonemergency cases. Being able to heal from head trauma does not mean he necessarily wants to.
*** Also, try explaining that to a cop writing you a ticket for violating helmet laws.

* In a variant of the rule, British childrens cartoon ''PeppaPig'' [[http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/01/15/peppa_pig/ is to be seen in the future wearing safety belts while riding in a car]]. And the creators of the show are also taking retroactive remedy in that all older episodes '''are to be edited to feature them wearing safety belts as well'''.
** And then there's {{Dora the Explorer}} always buckling up...

* Used on ''PBAndJOtter''

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* In ''GrandTheftAutoIV'', Niko and Luis will both pull a helmet out of thin air to put on when they get on a motorcycle. However, the player can easily just gun the gas as soon as they get on and drive off helmetless. The helmet actually has an advantage in reducing damage when you hit your head in a crash.
** Made almost entirely pointless for the DLC episodes. Due to revamping bike handling to make gameplay easier for TLAD (an episode that focused heavily on motorcycle riding) it's absolutely impossible to fall off the bike, leading to situations where you can end up stuck upside-down, still on your bike - with getting off the bike the only way to correct it.
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* ''KimPossible'': Any of her gadgets will strap on the necessary safety gear. When she pulls the cord to fire up a [[CoolBackpack backpack]]-{{jetpack}}, a robot arm pops a helmet on her head.