This is the bizarre moment a motorcyclist was stopped by police after using a metal rice pot as a motorcycle helmet. <br /><br />The man, who has not been identified, was pulled over by traffic officers in the Tuguegarao City area of Cagayan province, the Philippines, on July 8.<br /><br />They ordered him to remove the makeshift aluminum helmet and explain why he was wearing it.<br /><br />''I couldn't find a helmet today,'' he told the policeman. <br /><br />''I just wanted to be safe on the road.''<br /><br />The rider and his pillion passenger were hit with traffic violation tickets and was asked to pay a fee of 200 pesos (4 dollars) for disobeying the "No Helmet, No Travel" policy of the Tuguegarao City.
