Lela Jacobson, PhD Behavioral Scientist Center for Injury Research and Prevention The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia In addition to encouraging and persuading current drivers to stop driving while distracted, another important window of opportunity to end distracted driving is to educate learner drivers so that they never begin to drive distracted.
With Distracted Driving Awareness Month wrapped up, a number of surveys and statistics are beginning to roll in from the various campaigns that took place in April. One of the more staggering figures comes from a recent survey conducted by AT&T aimed at figuring out the current impact that teens have on distracted driving cases.
As part of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, CIRP draws upon experts from the fields of emergency medicine, pediatric trauma, pediatric and adolescent development, epidemiology and biostatistics, bioengineering, computational engineering, psychology, behavioral development, communications, and health education. Of particular interest is a fact sheet on the science of crash investigation. There’s a whole lot more
The Injury Board is an association of experienced trial lawyers practicing throughout the United States and parts of Canada. This organization not only requires professional excellence from its members, but also it demands its members demonstrate community involvement and social responsibility.
Dear parents Even though your teenage sons and daughters try to ignore what you say—they still appreciate your guidance. If you lead by good examples, they will follow. Your parenting style can greatly influence as to whether or not your child avoids or takes part in risky behaviors.
Teen Driver Source is comprised of a team of researchers, educators, and communicators from the Center for Injury Research and Prevention at The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia Research Institute. They use a multidisciplinary approach to study the causes of teen driver-related crashes and then provide evidence-based interventions in order to advance the science of reducing
On April 16th, Joel teamed up with Meliam Gonzales, RN, BSN; a Trauma Prevention Coordinator & Clinical Educator and Safe Kids Bergen County Coordinator at Hackensack University Medical Center, NJ, to inform students of Emerson high school about the deadly consequences of Distracted Driving.
Is that you? What defines a responsible teen driver vs. an irresponsible teen driver? Is teen driver an oxymoron? We don’t think so. We think teens can be just as responsible and just as concerned (or maybe more concerned) about safety as their adult counterparts.
Let America Know is a grassroots advocacy organization supported by trial lawyers and law firms to increase public understanding of safety issues. It’s in place to give a voice to those who want to speak out on legal and social issues that affect public safety. In recognition of National Distracted Driving Month in April 2012,
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