from The Houston Chronicle
By ALLAN TURNER

Beginning Saturday in Huntsville, the Texas Medical Association and associated sponsors will distribute hundreds of free helmets to children and teens in the Houston area as part of its Hard Hats for Little Heads Program.

Free helmets will be distributed in Conroe on Oct. 10-12, Houston on Oct. 11 and Sugar Land on Oct. 25.

Texas Medical Association outreach director Tammy Wishard said 45,000 helmets have been given away in Texas since the program began in 1994.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission reports that, on average, 80 children are killed annually in bicycle accidents. As many as 250,000 children under 16 are injured each year in bike mishaps.

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