title: Focused road-safety initiatives urgently required.
authors.affiliation: National Spinal Injuries Unit, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland. Electronic address: josephsbutler@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Joseph S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Butler
authors.affiliation: National Spinal Injuries Unit, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
authors.forename: John P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Burke
authors.affiliation: National Spinal Injuries Unit, Department of Trauma and Orthopaedic Surgery, Mater Misericordiae University Hospital, Eccles Street, Dublin 7, Ireland.
authors.forename: Ashley R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Poynton
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000401:mortality / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D013334:Students