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Here's a Reuters report about how bicycle accidents involving kids in the U.S. cost up to $200 million in medical bills every year: "More than 10,000 children and teens go to the hospital every year in the United States after falling off or crashing their bicycles, racking up $200 million in hospital fees, researchers reported on Tuesday. They estimated that 10,700 children are hospitalized annually for a bicycle-related injury, with an average stay of three days. And too few appear to have been wearing helmets. "Bicycles are associated with more childhood injuries than any other consumer product except the automobile," Dr. Gary Smith, director of the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Ohio State University, said in a statement.'' More / FOXNews.com report