Ya'll are missing the point with the helmet. The real issue here is that the witness to the accident is the one remarking in the second article that the kids weren't wearing helmets. Which means that this person is the one commenting on the lack of helmet on the part of the kids, also assigning blame on them for running into the van. You gonna fault the reporter for including a quote from an eyewitness? If anything, fault coverage of bike accidents in general and note that helmet use is now something witnesses are looking for. If you want to make a point about unfair reportage that way, find a story where the reporter, not an eyewitness, comments on the bicyclist regarding their use or non use of a helmet, without also reporting on seatbelt use/non-use by the driver involved. I know such stories are out there, I know it's an issue, just that with this particular story helmet reportage as part of a legitimate quote from an eyewitness is a weak example of press bias. Maybe a more telling example of general bias against bicyclists as fostered by other stories where helmet use is pointed out, but not a good example of press bias itself.