title: Get the message: distracted driving and teens.
abstract: Distracted driving is a growing problem in the United States. With the integration of wireless devices into everyday life, cell phone use behind the wheel is a distraction requiring increasing concern. Teen drivers are most susceptible to the dangers of distracted driving as made evident in the overrepresentation of teens in distraction-related motor vehicle crashes. This article describes the causes, consequences, and statistics related to distracted driving in teenagers and an injury prevention program for teenagers.
authors.affiliation: R Adams Cowley Shock Trauma Center, the University of Maryland Medical Center, Center for Injury Prevention and Policy, Baltimore, Maryland 21201, USA. yinkus18@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ruth
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Adeola
authors.forename: Mallory
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Gibbons
mesh_terms: D000063:Accidents, Traffic / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D000293:Adolescent; D000294:Adolescent Behavior; D001288:Attention; D001334:Automobile Driving; D006801:Humans; D012309:Risk-Taking; D014947:Wounds and Injuries / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000517:prevention & control*