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.
Learn More
- CDC Vital Signs: Motor Vehicle Crash Deaths (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) Also in Spanish
- Child Safety Seats (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Driving and older adults (Medical Encyclopedia) Also in Spanish
- Heat Stroke and Hot Cars (American College of Emergency Physicians) Also in Spanish
- How Do You Know When It's Time to Give up the Keys? (Administration for Community Living) - PDF
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Keeping Kids Safe in Cars
(Nemours Foundation)
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Older Drivers
(National Institute on Aging)
Also in Spanish
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Safe Driving: Protecting Yourself Behind the Wheel
(National Institutes of Health)
Also in Spanish
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What Are Some Ways to Promote Infant Safety in a Car?
(Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development)
Also in Spanish
Journal Articles References and abstracts from MEDLINE/PubMed (National Library of Medicine)
- Article: Setting research priorities to achieve long-term national road safety goals in...
- Article: Occupant safety effectiveness of proactive safety seat in autonomous emergency braking.
- Article: Medical certificate for older drivers - an analysis of the Norwegian...
- Motor Vehicle Safety -- see more articles