Tag: Travel Safety: Motor Vehicle Injury
Disparities Seen in Firearm, Motor Vehicle Crash Fatalities in U.S. Youth
APCs for firearm homicides were similar for Black and Hispanic males aged 15 to 19 years; dramatic increase seen for Black females aged 15 to 19 years
2019 to 2022 Saw Increase in E-Scooter/Bike-Related Injury ED Visits
Odds of alcohol, substance use leading to e-scooter, e-bike injury ED visits higher for males, those age 10 to 17 years
Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
For the First Time Since the Pandemic, Pedestrian Death Rates Fall in the U.S.
Rates are still above prepandemic levels, however
ADHD Increases Risk for Car Crashes in Older Adults
Findings based on nearly four years of data with in-vehicle recording devices
Side-by-Side Utility Terrain Vehicles Tied to More Significant Hand Injuries
Riders experience significantly more mutilating hand injuries, amputations than riders of all-terrain vehicles
Driving Skills at Licensure Can Predict Crashes Early in Licensure
Crash risk was 10 percent lower than average for the best performing 'No Issues' Driving Class
Cannabis Legalization, Commercialization Linked to Traffic Injuries
Threefold increase reported in quarterly rate of cannabis-involved traffic injury ED visits during commercialization
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths at Highest Level in 41 Years
Most of these accidents happened after dark and passenger cars were involved in most of the crashes
~5 Percent Have Seizure While Driving Prior to Epilepsy Diagnosis
Most of the seizures while driving were focal with impaired awareness; many had no recollection of accident
