Teenage drivers are eight times more likely to be involved in a collision or near miss during the first three months after getting a driver’s license, compared to the previous three months on a learner’s permit, suggests a study led by the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Teens are also four times more likely to… Continue reading Teen Crash Risk Highest during First Three Months After Getting Driver’s License
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A Lifesaving Car Alarm
Fatigued drivers may someday get lifesaving help from an in-car alarm that sounds when sensors detect an imminent crash, researchers say. The researchers’ findings were published in the International Journal of Human Factors and Ergonomics. Psychologist Carryl Baldwin of George Mason University in Fairfax, Virginia, and colleagues there and at the Sentara Norfolk General Sleep… Continue reading A Lifesaving Car Alarm