Pediatrics
Three in five parents say their teen has been in a car with a distracted teen driver
It's a highly anticipated rite of passage for many high schoolers—finally getting to drive your friends around.
Sep 16, 2019
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News tagged with teen drivers
Attention deficit disorders
Teens with ADHD get more traffic violations for risky driving, have higher crash risk
Teen drivers diagnosed with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are significantly more likely to crash, be issued traffic and moving violations, and engage in risky driving behaviors than their peers without ADHD, ...
May 20, 2019
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Pediatrics
National poll: Most parents concerned about safety of teens using ride-sharing services
As teens prepare to leave home for college or live on their own in a new city, many may also be using ride sharing services for the first time—and that raises safety concerns for many parents—a new national poll suggests.
Apr 15, 2019
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Health
Reaching for objects while driving may raise teen crash risk nearly sevenfold
Teenagers who reach for objects, such as food or makeup, while driving increase their risk of crashing nearly seven times, according to researchers at the National Institutes of Health. Their study, which appears in the American ...
Feb 26, 2019
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Keeping your teen driver safe
(HealthDay)—Rules for new drivers instituted in Massachusetts back in 2007 have led to fewer car crashes, including fewer deadly crashes, among drivers in their teens.
Oct 30, 2018
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Pediatrics
More needs to be done to keep teen drivers safe, pediatricians say
(HealthDay)—Following years of decline, fatal car accidents involving teen drivers have accelerated in the United States, a leading group of U.S. pediatricians warns.
Sep 24, 2018
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Nearly two in five teen drivers text while driving
Cellphone use while driving has been estimated to increase crash risk by 2-9 times and texting while driving may be especially risky because it involves three types of driver distraction: visual (eyes off the road), manual ...
Aug 20, 2018
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Laws banning hand-held cellphone calls more effective than texting bans for teen drivers
A new study led by the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children's Hospital used data from a national survey to examine the effectiveness of state-level cellphone laws in decreasing teens' use of cellphones ...
Feb 21, 2018
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Keeping your driving teen focused on the road
(HealthDay)—A 17-year-old Minnesota teen runs a red light, killing a father and his 10-year-old daughter.
Oct 24, 2017
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New teen drivers face triple the risk of a fatal crash
(HealthDay)—Newly minted teen drivers in the United States have almost triple the risk of being involved in a deadly crash than adults, a new study finds.
Jun 01, 2017
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