Music streaming linked to rise in traffic deaths
When a blockbuster album drops, streaming numbers may not be the only thing that spikes.
Aug 17, 2026
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Human Activities: News and Research on Automobile Driving
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One-third of U.S. parents worried their young driver could cause a car crash
Many U.S. parents are worried that their teen or young adult is going to cause a wreck through their unsafe driving, a new survey says. About one in three parents worry that their young driver could cause a motor vehicle ...
Mar 16, 2026
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Study reveals inconsistencies in hospital toxicology screenings after car crashes
In 2010, Massachusetts adopted legislation that amended the Safe Driving Law, encouraging health care providers to report patients to the state Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV) if there was "reasonable cause to believe that ...
Jan 27, 2025
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Think you're better at driving than most? How psychological biases are keeping our roads unsafe
You never have to look hard to find recent reports of fatal vehicle crashes on UK roads. After devastating events such as a crash in West Yorkshire in July 2024, where four adults and two children were killed, media reports ...
Sep 5, 2024
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Electric scooter and bike accidents are soaring across the US, researchers report
In the crowded urban landscape, where small electric vehicles—primarily scooters and bicycles—have transformed short distance travel, UC San Francisco researchers are reporting a major national surge in accidents tied to ...
Jul 23, 2024
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Feedback plus cash incentives reduce phone use while driving, researchers discover
To make someone put their phone down while driving, show them the money—with a catch, according to research published in JAMA Network Open. When a group of auto insurance customers were tempted with a cash incentive—and regular ...
Jul 10, 2024
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Study finds health care providers play crucial role in guiding autistic adolescents and their families into adulthood
Health care providers are a vital resource for autistic adolescents and their families as they prepare for the transition to adulthood, which may include learning to drive, according to a new study from researchers at Children's ...
Apr 29, 2024
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Number of child passenger deaths in crashes with alcohol-impaired driver from 2011–2020 remains stable
The proportion of child passengers who died in crashes involving an alcohol-impaired driver has remained unchanged in the last decade, according to research published online Feb. 6 in Pediatrics.
Feb 7, 2024
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Risk-taking behavior on roads in Victoria, Australia increased during lockdowns, study shows
Reduced travel on Victoria's roads during the COVID-19 pandemic did not equate to proportionate reductions in road trauma.
Nov 22, 2023
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Use of law enforcement strategies to curb underage drinking has decreased over past decade: Study
Despite the harm that excessive alcohol consumption can cause in a community, use of some alcohol-related enforcement strategies remained low or decreased from 2010 to 2019, according to a new report in the Journal of Studies ...
Jul 20, 2023
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