Opportunities to Reduce Distracted Driving and Adolescent Driver Motor Vehicle Crashes
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Distracted driving and motor vehicle crashes among teens.
Distracted driving includes the following: 1. Any behavior that takes the driver’s eyes off the road (visual distraction). 2. Any behavior that takes the driver’s hands off the steering wheel (manual distraction). 3. Anything that takes the driver’s mind off driving (cognitive distraction). One of the most common forms of distracted driving for teens today is cell phones. Currently, 77% of driv...
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عنوان ژورنال: Pediatrics
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0031-4005,1098-4275
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2020-0419