Fatal motor vehicle crashes involving teenagers

Pediatrician. 1983;12(1):37-40.

Abstract

The major health problem for teenagers is deaths and injuries associated with motor vehicle use. Teenagers are disproportionately involved in fatal crashes both as drivers and passengers; as drivers they are responsible for the crash deaths of many other people including non-teenagers. There are public policies available that would substantially reduce the deaths and injuries that result from teenagers driving, although they have not been widely applied.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Accidents, Traffic*
  • Adolescent
  • Adolescent Behavior*
  • Adult
  • Age Factors
  • Alcohol Drinking
  • Automobile Driving
  • Humans
  • Legislation as Topic
  • Male
  • Mortality*
  • Sex Factors
  • Time Factors