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Summary
Every year thousands of people in the U.S. die from motor vehicle crashes. Trying to prevent these crashes is one part of motor vehicle safety. Here are some things you can do to be safer on the road:
- Make sure your vehicle is safe and in working order
- Use car seats for children
- Wear your seat belt
- Don't speed or drive aggressively
- Don't drive impaired
Safety also involves being aware of others. Share the road with bicycles and motorcycles, and watch for pedestrians.
Prevention and Risk Factors
- CDC Vital Signs: Motor Vehicle Crash Injuries: Costly but Preventable (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
Specifics
- How to Avoid Headlight Glare (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety) - PDF
Health Check Tools
- Drivers 65 Plus (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
Videos and Tutorials
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Children in Hot Cars Result in Fatal Consequences
(American College of Emergency Physicians)
Statistics and Research
- 2013 Traffic Safety Culture Index (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety) - PDF
- CDC Vital Signs: Adult Seat Belt Use in the US (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)
- CDC Vital Signs: Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- CDC Vital Signs: Trucker Safety Also in Spanish
Journal ArticlesReferences and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
Children
- AAP Updates Recommendations on Car Seats (American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Auto Safety (Nemours Foundation)
- CDC Vital Signs: Child Passenger Safety (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Staying Safe in the Car and on the Bus (Nemours Foundation)
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What Are Some Ways to Promote Infant Safety in a Car?
(National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Also in Spanish
Women
- Pregnancy: Should I Use a Seat Belt? (American Academy of Family Physicians) Also in Spanish
Seniors
- Drivers 65 Plus (AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety)
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Driving Safely (National Institute on Aging)
- PDF
- How Do You Know When It's Time to Give up the Keys? (Administration for Community Living) - PDF
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Older Drivers
(National Highway Traffic Safety Administration)
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Older Drivers (National Institute on Aging)
