Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: national highway traffic safety administration http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Rate of bicycle-related fatalities significantly lower in states with helmet laws Existing research shows that bicyclists who wear helmets have an 88 percent lower risk of brain injury, but researchers at Boston Children's Hospital found that simply having bicycle helmet laws in place showed a 20 percent decrease in deaths and injuries for children younger than 16 who were in bicycle-motor vehicle collisions. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-bicycle-related-fatalities-significantly-states-helmet.html Pediatrics Thu, 23 May 2013 00:00:01 EST news288468930 Fatal crashes involving cellphone use may be under-reported (HealthDay)—The number of fatal crashes involving drivers distracted by cellphones is vastly under-reported in the United States, according to a new study. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-fatal-involving-cellphone-under-reported.html Health Thu, 09 May 2013 17:40:01 EST news287339364 New research finds over half of young adult deaths could be preventable if parents and children work together (Medical Xpress)—About 57 percent of deaths among American teenagers and young adults are attributable to personal decisions and could be prevented, according to new risk research from Duke University. The researchers propose ideas for specific family decision making and communication to avoid fatalities from risky situations. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-young-adult-deaths-parents-children.html Health Fri, 12 Apr 2013 07:38:12 EST news284971086 If you think seatbelt use inconvenient, consider the inconvenience of being injured Since most driving is done locally, it should not be surprising that most auto accidents occur during local errands. Yet, occasional seatbelt users are more likely to buckle up for trips on high speed roads, according to an analysis of data from 100 instrumented vehicles reported in the January 2013 issue of Accident Analysis and Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-seatbelt-inconvenient-inconvenience.html Health Tue, 26 Mar 2013 08:50:03 EST news283505610 Obese much more likely to die in car crashes than normal weight drivers Obese drivers are significantly more likely to die in a road traffic collision than people of normal weight, indicates US research published online in Emergency Medicine Journal. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-obese-die-car-weight-drivers.html Health Mon, 21 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news278007660 More Americans buckling up than ever before, report says (HealthDay)—Seat belt use by American drivers and passengers reached an all-time high of 86 percent in 2012, a new federal government study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-americans-buckling.html Health Thu, 15 Nov 2012 18:10:01 EST news272217661 Eye docs must do more to spot unsafe older drivers: study (HealthDay)—Most eye doctors consider it their responsibility to ask older patients about driving problems, but this hit-or-miss approach may not be nearly enough to clear the roads of unsafe elderly drivers, new research suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-eye-docs-unsafe-older-drivers.html Health Thu, 11 Oct 2012 18:10:01 EST news269194300 Few kids use recommended safety restraints in cars Despite the fact that car crashes are the leading cause of death for children older than three years in the U.S. and send more than 140,000 children to the emergency room each year, new research has found that low proportions of U.S. children are using age-appropriate safety restraints and many are placed at risk by riding in the front seat. The research is published in the September issue of the American Journal of Preventive Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-kids-safety-restraints-cars.html Health Tue, 07 Aug 2012 00:00:02 EST news263489625 Deadly decision: Obese drivers are far less likely to buckle up (Phys.org) -- Obese drivers are far less likely to wear seatbelts than are drivers of normal weight, a new University at Buffalo study has found, a behavior that puts them at greater risk of severe injury or death during motor vehicle crashes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-deadly-decision-obese-drivers-buckle.html Health Fri, 27 Apr 2012 08:10:01 EST news254732049 Study: Tax deadline day can be deadly on US roads (AP) -- The two certainties in life - death and taxes - may be more intertwined than Ben Franklin ever imagined: A study found that deadly auto accidents increase on Tax Day. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-tax-deadline-day-deadly-roads.html Health Tue, 10 Apr 2012 16:37:22 EST news253294375 CDC: Self-reported drunken driving is down (AP) -- Drunken driving incidents have fallen 30 percent in the last five years, and last year were at their lowest mark in nearly two decades, according to a new federal report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-cdc-self-reported-drunk.html Health Tue, 04 Oct 2011 13:46:22 EST news236954774