The teenage driver. American Academy of Pediatrics Committee on Injury and Poison Prevention and Committee on Adolescence.
Motor vehicle-related injuries continue to be of paramount importance to adolescents. This statement describes why teenagers are at particularly great risk, suggests topics suitable for office-based counseling, describes innovative programs, and proposes steps for prevention for pediatricians, legislators, educators, and other child advocates.
D000047:Academies and Institutes; D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control; D000293:Adolescent; D000428:Alcohol Drinking; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D008004:Licensure; D010290:Parents; D010372:Pediatrics; D012106:Research; D012622:Seat Belts; D014481:United States