Restrictive state alcohol policies may reduce alcohol-related crash fatalities
1. Increasingly restrictive state alcohol policies were associated with reduced odds that a crash fatality was alcohol related, both when ...
Tag: motor vehicle accidents
Primary seat belt laws associated with lower motor vehicle fatality
1. In this retrospective study following motor vehicle accidents (MVAs), fatality rates were lower in states with laws permitting police ...
65% of alcohol-related childhood vehicular deaths related to riding with drunk drivers
Image: PD 1. During 2001-2010, 2344 U.S. children were killed in motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers; 65% of them ...
Roadway design may decrease risk of child pedestrian collisions
Image: PD 1. More children walking to school was not linked to increased child pedestrian collisions, after considering the “built ...
Road distractions are significant risk factors for motor vehicle crashes
Image: PD 1. Increased number of motor vehicle crashes and near-crashes among novice drivers were associated with secondary task performance ...