http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. A study by Alexandra L. C. Martiniuk, M.Sc, Ph.D., of The George Institute for Global Health, Sydney, Australia, and colleagues suggests less sleep per night is associated with a significant increase in the risk for motor vehicle crashes for young drivers. (Online First) http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-05-young-drivers.html Pediatrics Mon, 20 May 2013 16:00:04 EST news288284114 Most serious traffic accidents occur when drivers are making a left-hand turn at a busy intersection. When those drivers are also talking on a hands-free cell phone, "that could be the most dangerous thing they ever do on the road," said Dr. Tom Schweizer, a researcher at St. Michael's Hospital. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-brain-cope-left-hand-hands-free-cell.html Psychology & Psychiatry Thu, 28 Feb 2013 12:16:50 EST news281276204 (Medical Xpress)—While it may come as no surprise that parents who talk on cell phones, send texts or eat and drink while driving have teenagers who are more likely to do the same, what teens think their parents do behind the wheel matters more than what mom or dad say they do. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-driver-distraction.html Health Wed, 28 Nov 2012 09:50:01 EST news273317875 A new study shows that New Jersey's law requiring novice drivers to display a red decal on their license plates has prevented more than 1,600 crashes and helped police officers enforce regulations unique to new drivers. The first-in-the-nation decal provision went into effect in May 2010 as part of N.J.'s Graduated Driver Licensing (GDL) law. Nearly every state has a GDL law on the books, but "Kyleigh's Law," named for a teen driver killed in a 2006 N.J. crash, is the first one that requires drivers under age 21 to display their probationary status so that they are more visible to police. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-jersey-decal-young-drivers.html Health Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:50:12 EST news270204008 State laws that limit driving privileges for teens have reduced the incidence of drinking and driving among the nation's youngest licensees, according to a new study from researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-laws-teen-drunk.html Addiction Fri, 15 Jun 2012 18:43:43 EST news259004616 Some people have questioned whether a ban on texting while driving will actually lead to more crashes because drivers will conceal their cell phones, making it more dangerous to read and type messages. Research led by high school students, however, shows that texting while driving is unsafe regardless of where the phone is positioned. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-teen-led-highlights-dangers-texting.html Other Sun, 29 Apr 2012 08:20:01 EST news254904405 Introducing graduated drivers' licenses for seniors in Canada might help improve road safety, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-04-drivers-seniors.html Health Mon, 02 Apr 2012 12:00:01 EST news252584951 Young adults who take risks when driving are more likely to experience psychological distress, including mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reveals research published ahead of print in Injury Prevention. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-young-drivers-road-greater-mental.html Health Mon, 16 May 2011 19:02:53 EST news224791346