History Main / FantasyHelmetEnforcement

** There's one instance in ''[[Series/PowerRangersDinoThunder Dino Thunder]]'' of a helmet appearing out of ''nowhere'' between shots, when Tommy has to drive a barely-conscious Elsa out of the area on an ATV. Earlier, Tommy also makes a point of locking the door and fastening his seat belt before driving off even though the ''freaking Tyrannosaur chasing him'' seemed to be the greater safety hazard.

** [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Ziggy]] also has a strange moment where he stops to put on a helmet before driving off in a go-kart in order to get away from the deranged Venjix agent Tenaya 7. (Then again, [[CloudCuckoolander this is Ziggy we're talking about]]...)

* It goes without saying that this is a part of ''Franchise/KamenRider'', which features helmeted {{Henshin Hero}}es riding motorcycles. However, it also comes into effect when one of the Riders brings someone along on their bike and magically possesses a second helmet for them to use. During the ''Film/KamenRiderWizardInMagicLand'' movie, Haruto gets into a motorcycle chase while ''unmorphed'', and his helmet simply appears between shots. One suspects AWizardDidIt.
** Series/KamenRiderBuild can summon a helmet out of nowhere as one of his bike's explicit powers, to be worn by himself when unmorphed or by any passengers when morphed. Even though it makes more sense than the times helmets appear out of nowhere between shots, there are still times similar to Tommy's example, where not budging one inch before everyone's helmeted ''no matter what'' can get ridiculous. If, for example, your {{Muggle}} passenger was being ''shot at,'' you'd probably forgo summoning a helmet and waiting for him to put it on before taking off just this once, but nope!

* ''Franchise/GrandTheftAuto'':

* Averted in ''Videogame/MarioKart'' series starting from ''Mario Kart Wii'' and continuing to ''Mario Kart 8'' (where bikes are introduced in the former and prominently featured as a vehicle choice in the latter) but played straight for the [[CharacterCustomization Mii Racer]] characters, who wore racing gears, including helmet for bikers.

* ''WesternAnimation/HeyArnold'' followed this rule.

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Arthur}}'' brings the FridgeLogic on this, since the major characters have ears that stick through the air vents, making one wonder if they would be torn in a nasty crash.
** Also there was one episode where Arthur and Buster are given crap by two skater kids for wearing safety straps.
* ''WesternAnimation/RocketPower'', due to ExecutiveMeddling. Nickelodeon would not pick up the show unless the kids were wearing appropriate safety gear during all of their extreme sports activities.
** In an episode in which Trent the New Zealander kid introduces the gang to rugby, he suggests that they tape over their ears to avoid getting them torn off. Twister heeds this advice, though he can hardly hear because he taped them up too much.

* ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDragonJakeLong'': Supposedly, this was considered for the title character, but ultimately rejected, presumably because an impressionable youth is much more likely to bike without a helmet than turn into a dragon and fly, helmet or no.
** He and the other members of his PowerTrio do wear safety equipment when skate-boarding, so the MoralGuardians can't complain about that and it's honestly a good point to make.
* In ''WesternAnimation/XMenTheAnimatedSeries'', even [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Wolverine]] wears a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Presumably the in-universe issue is less safety than not getting a citation.
** Same with ''WesternAnimation/XMenEvolution''. This makes sense with ComicBook/{{Wolverine}}, as he's trying to blend in. But it's weird to see ''Sabretooth'', of all people, wearing a helmet, as he makes no attempt to blend in, and can presumably... [[MurderIsTheBestSolution deal]] with any cop unlucky enough to pull him over.

* In the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/BatmanBeyond'', Terry starts fighting with a motorcycle gang of Jokerz and grabs a spare bike (one of theirs?) to lead them away. As he takes off, there's a quick scene showing him reach back for a helmet conveniently sitting on the seat -- you'd think that putting it on would interfere with his driving.

* In a variant of the rule, British childrens cartoon ''WesternAnimation/PeppaPig'' is to be seen in the future wearing safety belts while riding in a car, as well as helmets when riding bikes. 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 and helmets as well''.
** This is explicitly [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8460753.stm because of complaints from at least one parent with children refusing to wear seatbelts.]]

* ''WesternAnimation/{{Franklin}}'':, and like on ''Arthur'', there's at least one character whose ears stick straight up through their helmet.

* Used on ''WesternAnimation/PBAndJOtter''.

** And let's not forget Candace and the pool turned skate-park in "De Plane! De Plane!"...

** In "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted", they weren't wearing any helmets. And then it was revealed that they had created head-shaped helmets, complete with hair. These helmets showed up again in later episodes.

** And lets not forget Candace and the pool turned skate-park in "De Plane! De Plane!"...

** In "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted", they weren't wearing any helmets. And then it was revealed that they had created head-shaped helmets, complete with hair. These helmets showed up again in later episodes.

* In ''Muzzy in Gondoland'', Bob and Princess Sylvia take off on his motorbike to elope, and both are shown putting on helmets. This gets a little weird in Sylvia's case, as she's never seen without her crown - she has a helmet with a crown attached to it, which she somehow puts on without ever taking off her other crown.

* ''VideoGame/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 [[ShownTheirWork helmet actually has an advantage in reducing damage when you hit your head in a crash.]]
** One exception is [[BadassBiker Johnny Klebitz]], a long-standing biker gang member in which its members wear no helmets at all. Due to revamping bike handling to make gameplay easier for TLAD (the episode he stars in, 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.
* Same thing in ''VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV'', it applies to ALL protagonist including [[AxCrazy Trevor]], and every character has its own helmet models, pulled out in random styles and colors, except Trevor who mainly wears visorless biker helmet.
* ''VideoGame/SleepingDogs'' doesn't even allow you to accelerate before the protagonist is quickly putting on the helmet. Bizarrely enough, helmet use is exempt on scooters, possibly due to the low speed (although real life traffic law, especially in real-life Hong Kong, still enforce helmets on scooters)

* Averted for years in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' whether the trainer was using a bicycle, rollerblades, a live mount (including a ''legendary Pokémon'' like Latios/Latias in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''), or a souped-up motorcycle like Wes has in ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum''. It's finally played straight in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', where the trainer's riding outfit for the various Poké-Ride mounts includes a helmet and safety pads, plus a life jacket for surfing mounts. Most later main-series games (excepting ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'') have also continued to follow suit with at least helmets, but no life jackets. ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' even has customization options for the trainer's cycling outfit and helmet, and the Expansion Pass DLC includes a speed upgrade for the bike that also changes the standard helmet to a full-face one.
* Averted in ''Videogame/MarioKart'' series starting from ''Mario Kart Wii'' and continuing to ''Mario Kart 8'' (where bikes are introduced in the former and prominently featured as a vehicle choice in the latter) but played straight for the [[CharacterCustomization Mii Racer]] characters, who wore racing gears, including helmet for bikers.

* Averted for years in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' whether the trainer was using a bicycle, rollerblades, a live mount (including a ''legendary Pokémon'' like Latios/Latias in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''), or a souped-up motorcycle like Wes has in ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' It's finally played straight in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', where the trainer's riding outfit for the various Poké-Ride mounts includes a helmet and safety pads, plus a life jacket for surfing mounts. Most later main-series games (excepting ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'') have also continued to follow suit with at least helmets, but no life jackets. ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' even has customization options for the trainer's cycling outfit and helmet, and the Expansion Pass DLC includes a speed upgrade for the bike that also changes the standard helmet to a full-face one.

* In ''WesternAnimation/XMen'', even [[GoodThingYouCanHeal Wolverine]] wears a helmet when riding a motorcycle. Presumably the in-universe issue is less safety than not getting a citation.

* Plot point in ''WesternAnimation/DarkwingDuck'': in "Darkly Dawns the Duck," Darkwing always wears his NiceHat on his motorcycle. Gosalyn finds a discarded helmet, and lectures him on bike safety; he then normally wears the helmet when riding. "Dead Duck" features Darkwing skipping the helmet, as it had been destroyed (by a falling anvil). Guess what happens based on the episode title. (In fact, when Darkwing quotes his catchphrase, "Let's get dangerous!" Lauchpad stops him, pointing out the missing helmet, and saying, "That's a little ''too'' dangerous!")

* Averted for years in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' whether the trainer was using a bicycle, rollerblades, a live mount (including a ''legendary Pokémon'' like Latios/Latias in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''), or a souped-up motorcycle like Wes has in ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' It's finally played straight in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', where the trainer's riding outfit for the various Poké-Ride mounts includes a helmet and safety pads, plus a life jacket for surfing mounts. Most later main-series games (excepting ''VideoGame/PokemonLetsGoPikachuAndLetsGoEevee'') have also continued to follow suit with at least helmets, but no life jackets. ''VideoGame/PokemonSwordAndShield'' even has customization options for the trainer's cycling outfit and helmet, and the speed upgrade in the Expansion Pass for the bike changes the standard helmet to a full-face one.

* Averted for years in ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' whether the trainer was using a bicycle, roller-blades, a live mount (including a ''legendary Pokémon'' like Latios/Latias in ''Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire''), or a souped-up motorcycle like Wes has in ''VideoGame/PokemonColosseum'' It's finally played straight in ''VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon'', where the trainer's riding outfit for the various Poké-Ride mounts includes a helmet, safety pads, and a life jacket for surfing mounts.

[[caption-width-right:300:Kiddies, you can never be too safe, even on your tricycles!]]

** Also, the series follows this in general whenever Rangers are skateboarding, rollerblading, bike riding, etc. They will wear helmets and knee pads. Most notable in TheMovie.

* An episode of ''Series/BloodTies'' had a bizarre example, where a child is shown sneaking out of the house to ride his bike. Just because you are the evil spawn of a dark elf, sneaking out of the house to murder one of the neighborhood children, that's no reason to ignore bicycle safety.

* On ''WesternAnimation/MonstersUniversity'', security from Monsters Inc. is chasing down the Oozma Kappa boys for trespassing. The mother of one of the boys is readying their getaway car, but wouldn't drive away until everyone buckles up. They do make it out in time, thankfully.
* PlayedForLaughs in ''WesternAnimation/BigHero6''. Baymax, being the ever-helpful health service robot, gently advises that Hiro put on his seat belt while they're in the midst of a car ChaseScene.
* Played for laughs again in ''WesternAnimation/TheBossBaby''. Timothy insists that he and the Boss Baby cannot ride a bike without wearing a helmet. Timothy then proceeds to do some of the craziest stuff ever done by a kid on a bike, having just ditched training wheels with the Boss Baby's encouragement.

Knee and elbow pads can also appear in this trope, although not as frequently. When the character is traveling by car instead of by bicycle, prominent display of a properly-buckled seat belt (or neglecting to buckle up in a VerySpecialEpisode situation) serves the same function. Although this trip is most common in children's works, it can still be found in ones aimed at adults, especially if motorcycles are involved, as there is a large subset of motorcycle enthusiasts who believe that [[SafetyGearIsCowardly helmets detract from their image.]]

** Also, the series follows this in general whenever Rangers are skateboarding, rollerblading, bike riding,etc. They will wear helmets and knee pads. Most notable in TheMovie.

** [[Series/PowerRangersRPM Ziggy]] also has a strange moment where he stops to put on a helmet before driving off in a go-kart in order to get away from the deranged Attack Bot Tenaya 7.

** He and the other members of his PowerTrio do wear safety equipment when skate-boarding, so the MoralGuardians can't complain about that and [[SomeAnvilsNeedToBeDropped it's honestly a good point to make]].

However, MoralGuardians wouldn't want their kids thinking "if their favorite TV character doesn't wear a helmet, then why should they", thus, no head goes without a helmet to set a good example.

* In ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'', everyone always buckles up... but if this is intended as a message it's rather ineffective considering how many other car safety rules they break.

* Parodied in an episode of ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''. Marge has become a police officer, and notices Bart is about to go skateboarding without wearing a helmet or pads. She tells him that he has to wear them, saying it's for his safety. Cut to Bart getting wailed on by a group of bullies, stating that the equipment's soft padding makes it easier for them to beat him.

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* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'': [[http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Helmed_horror Even Horrors have to wear helmets.]]
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** This is explicitly [[http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/8460753.stm because of complaints from at least one parent with children refusing to wear seatbelts]]

** Additionally, Dora once served as a spokesgirl for [[http://web.archive.org/web/20100317095327/http://www.nickjr.com/kids-health/child-safety/st-jude-trike-a-thon/st-jude-trike-a-thon_ap.html St. Jude's safety trike-a-thon program.]].