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Car Height, Not Just Speed, Matters When Pedestrians Are Hit
- Denise Maher HealthDay Reporter
- December 11, 2024
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Watch out for tall, fast-moving cars. The height of a vehicle, not only its speed, determines its potential danger to a pedestrian, new research shows.
“Multiple factors — in this case speed and vehicle height—converge to create negative outcomes on th...
Drowsy Driving: Not Taken as Seriously as Drunk Driving, But It Can Kill
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 6, 2024
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Folks are more likely to drive drowsy than drive drunk, even though both raise the risk of a fatal crash, a new survey shows.
About 4 in 10 adults say they’ll find alternative transportation when they haven’t gotten enough
U.S. E-Bike and Scooter Injuries are Soaring
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- September 27, 2024
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FRIDAY, September 27, 2024 (HealthDay News) — Folks who depend on e-bikes and powered scooters to get around know they might get hurt, but they might be surprised by just how likely that really is.
Rates of injury on the trendy transportation devices skyrocketed be...
Most Parents Are Moving Kids Out of Car Booster Seats Too Soon
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- September 17, 2024
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Most parents are placing their kids in harms’ way by moving them out of their car booster seat too soon, a new study warns.
Four out of five parents moved their kid out of a booster seat before the child was big enough, according to the report,
Experts Warn of Unsafe Fake Children's Car Seats Sold Online
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 29, 2024
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Jillian Davis was pleased to be gifted a car seat during her pregnancy, from a family member who bought it online from a major retailer.
But following the delivery of her daughter in late June, a car seat tech at her Salt Lake City hospital informed her that the seat was...
'Rolling Stop' Laws for Bicyclists Are Safe, Study Suggests
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- August 28, 2024
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“Rolling stop” laws that let bicyclists treat stop signs as yield signs are not dangerous, a new study demonstrates.
Both bike riders and drivers perform safely in intersections once they’ve been informed about how the law works, results from lab experi...
U.S. Injuries From Electric Bikes, Scooters Are Soaring
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- July 23, 2024
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More and more Americans who use "micromobility" transport, such as electric bikes and e-scooters, are motoring their way straight into the ER, new data shows.
In fact, the rate of e-bike injuries among Americans doubled each year between 2017 and 2022, reportED a team l...
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Decline for First Time Since Pandemic
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- June 25, 2024
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For the first time since the pandemic, it got a little safer to cross America's streets in 2023, new statistics show.
According to data released Monday from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), 7,318 ...
Too Many Teens Are Driving Drowsy
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- June 5, 2024
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Teens on the verge of falling asleep behind the wheel is a common threat to public safety on U.S. roadways, a new study reports.
About 1 in 6 teenage drivers say they've driven while drowsy, according to a National Sleep Foundation study presented Wednesday at the annual...
U.S. Deaths Linked to ATVs Rose by a Third in One Year
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- May 31, 2024
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In just one year, U.S. deaths linked to the use of all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) jumped by a third, according to the latest
Subtle Mental Declines Occur Before Older Folk Quit Driving
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 24, 2024
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One of the toughest decisions seniors face is when to give up their keys and stop driving.
Even slight changes to the ability to remember, think and reason can lead a senior to decide to stop
Pedestrians Twice as Likely to Be Hit by Electric Cars Versus Gas-Powered Ones
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- May 22, 2024
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Many people have been caught by surprise when an electric-powered car has smoothly and silently crept up on them as they walked.
But such an accident can pose a very serious risk to life and limb, and pedestrians might be twice as likely to be hit by an electric or hybri...
Total Solar Eclipse in 2017 Linked to Brief Rise in Traffic Accidents
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- March 25, 2024
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Ahead of a total solar eclipse arriving April 8, new research finds there was a temporary rise in U.S. traffic accidents around the time of a solar eclipse back in 2017.
The area in the United States covered by the total eclipse seven years ago was relatively small (abou...
Women More Prone to Go Into Shock After Car Crashes Than Men
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- March 18, 2024
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After a car crash, women are more likely to go into shock than men, even when their injuries are less severe, new research shows.
"Women are arriving to the trauma bay with signs of shock more often than men, regardless of injury severity," said study leader
Nighttime Driving: Know the Risks
- Robin Foster HealthDay Reporter
- February 3, 2024
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Driving at night can be risky business, as a dangerous combination of darkness and the glare of bright lights can make it hard to see the road, but one expert offers some safety tips.
"If you have to drive in the evening time and you're not comfortable, try to stick with...
Seniors Who Smoke Weed & Drive Are Road Hazards: Study
- Ernie Mundell HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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Many studies have found that getting high on weed and then getting behind the wheel is dangerous for young drivers, and now new research finds it's no different for seniors.
In a driving-simulator experiment, seniors who were long-term marijuana smokers were weaving in a...
Are Your Driving Habits Pointing to a Sleep Disorder?
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 18, 2024
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Do you drive with the window open? Sip coffee behind the wheel? Blast the car radio and sing along? Fidget and fuss in the driver's seat?
These sorts of driving habits could be a sign that you're getting poor sleep because you suffer from sleep apnea, a new study suggest...
Migraines Could Raise Crash Risks for Older Drivers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- January 5, 2024
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Migraines are not only extremely painful, but they also appear to pose a driving risk for seniors, a new study warns.
Older adult drivers recently diagnosed with migraines are three times more likely to be involved in a car crash, researchers reported recently in the
Post-Trauma Support Can Prevent Repeat Hospitalizations
- Carole Tanzer Miller HealthDay Reporter
- December 27, 2023
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When hospitals support trauma survivors' mental health during and after treatment, patients are less likely to return in crisis, researchers report.
There's no uniform guidance on how to offer mental health services to these patients, noted lead study author
How Much Vision Loss Impairs Your Driving? New Study Has Answers
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 10, 2023
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A Mr. Magoo with thick glasses peering out from behind the wheel might not inspire confidence from his fellow motorists, but a new study shows other types of vision loss might be even more dangerous while driving.
Loss of peripheral vision also can dramatically increase ...
U.S. Teens Are Driving Drowsy at High Rates
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2023
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Drowsy driving causes thousands of car crashes a year and teen drivers say they are often sleepy behind the wheel.
In a new survey
U.S. Injuries From E-Bikes, E-Scooters Jumped 21% in One Year
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 18, 2023
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E-bikes, e-scooters and hoverboards are everywhere -- and injuries related to their use are soaring.
New Technology Could Predict Your Teen Driver's Risk for a Crash
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- October 16, 2023
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When your teen gets a driver's license, you'll likely have mixed emotions. While you're off the hook for carpools, it's scary to think about your baby behind the wheel.
Now, a new video game technology that exposes drivers to the most common serious crash scenarios ...
Seniors With ADHD Face Higher Car Crash Risk
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 4, 2023
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While studies of ADHD and driving usually target teens, a new one focused on seniors found they have a significantly higher risk of car crashes.
Older adults with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) were also more likely to slam on the brakes and get traffic ...
Seniors, Here Are the Meds That Can Harm Your Driving Skills
- Amy Norton HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2023
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Some common medications -- including antidepressants, sleep aids and painkillers -- may dull the driving skills of seniors, a new study finds.
Many different medication classes have been linked to the risk of driving impairment, as anyone who has ever read the label warn...
Surgeons Seeing More 'Mutilating' Hand Injuries With New Utility Terrain Vehicles
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 3, 2023
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A popular type of off-road vehicle known as a "side-by-side"has been linked to high rates of severe hand injuries, according to a new study.
Side-by-sides are utility terrain vehicles (UTVs) designed to carry more than one passenger and heavy loads. All-terrain vehicles ...
Booming Sales of Legal Marijuana Linked to More Car Crashes
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 7, 2023
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Emergency room visits for injuries related to driving under the influence of cannabis skyrocketed in Canada after the drug was legalized there, a new study reports.
In October 2018, Canada became the second country to nationally legalize recreational or nonmedical cannab...
Many Child Car Seats Are Improperly Installed, Even Those Deemed Easy to Manage
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 27, 2023
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Many parents in the United States aren't installing child car seats correctly, a new study finds.
Errors in car seat installation are common, even for seats that have a 5-star rating for features like ease of use, researchers found. The study found that fewer errors wer...
Many Seniors With Thinking Declines Still Drive
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 25, 2023
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Getting older adults who are failing mentally to relinquish their car keys can be challenging. But those conversations are necessary, said researchers who found a majority of adults with cognitive impairment still get behind the wheel.
Michigan Medicine researchers studi...
Drinking & Driving in the Senior Years: A Recipe for Disaster
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 28, 2023
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Older drivers using alcohol or drugs are much more likely to be at fault in a car crash.
Researchers studying the issue say that calls for sober-driving campaigns aimed at seniors.
"Our research shows just how much aging increases the risk of being at fault for in...
U.S. Roadway Deaths Marked Small Decline in 2022
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 21, 2023
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Traffic deaths are down on U.S. roadways, but the small drop pales in comparison to the surging rate of recent years.
Deaths in traffic crashes fell 0.3% last year compared to 2021, according to the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). On average,...
Half of U.S. Drivers Say They Often Use Cellphones Behind the Wheel
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- April 3, 2023
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Texting and driving can be deadly. Holding your phone in your hand to talk and surfing the internet while behind the wheel is dangerous, too.
This is widely known, but a new survey
Fully Legalizing Marijuana Could Raise Car Crash Rates
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- March 30, 2023
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Marijuana legalization in the United States appears to be driving an increase in car crash deaths due to a jump in "intoxicated driving," researchers say.
In 4 out of 7 states that legalized recreational cannabis, deaths from car crashes rose 10%, according to the Univer...
Even Minor Traffic Accidents Can Raise a Woman's Odds for Birth Complications
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- March 21, 2023
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"Baby on Board"warning stickers apply even when there's a mom-to-be in the vehicle, a new study argues.
Pregnant women involved in traffic collisions are at heightened risk of potentially serious birth complications, even if the wreck only involves minor injuries, resear...
U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Keep Rising
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- February 28, 2023
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Pedestrian deaths have surged on U.S. roads in recent years, and they are climbing again.
Pedestrian deaths hit a 40-year high in 2021, and numbers for the first half of 2022 were up about 5% over the same period in 2021, according to a new Governors Highway Safety Assoc...
Odds for Early Death Rise After Severe Injury Linked to Alcohol
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 12, 2022
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Before you toast the holiday season with too much alcohol, here's a sobering thought.
Folks who get injured severely enough while intoxicated to require hospital treatment are five times more likely to die in the coming year, according to new research published in
'Virtual' Driver Program Could Make Driving Safer for Teens With ADHD
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- December 1, 2022
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A simulator may make driving safer for teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder by training them to take shorter glances away from the roadway.
Focused Concentration and Attention Learning (FOCAL) is a computer-based program that teaches teens to keep their ey...
Need for Organ Transplants Surges at Big Motorcycle Rallies: Study
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 29, 2022
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Once a year, giant motorcycle rallies ride into places like Daytona Beach, Fla., and Sturgis, S.D., bringing hundreds of thousands of people, an economic boost -- and a wave of crash-related deaths.
That means more organs available for donation and the need to be prepar...
Another Reason to Keep Daylight Saving Time: Fewer Deer-Car Collisions
- Dennis Thompson HealthDay Reporter
- November 3, 2022
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Motorists are more likely to plow into a deer on U.S. highways after the annual "fall back" end of daylight saving time (DST), a new study shows.
That's because frisky deer in the middle of their mating season (also known as rut) are crossing roads that become shrouded i...
Most Americans Admit to Driving While Drowsy: Poll
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- November 2, 2022
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Most people consider drowsy driving dangerous, but an estimated 37 million Americans still get behind the wheel at least once a year when they're so tired they can barely keep their eyes open.
About six in 10 people admitted to drowsy driving in a new survey by the Natio...
Big Rise in E-Scooter Injuries Among U.S. Kids
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 10, 2022
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With the growing popularity of electric scooters, the number of kids...
Speeding, Texting a Dangerous Duo for Many Teen Drivers: Study
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- October 7, 2022
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Danger on the road: Speeding and texting while driving are two common but risky behaviors among teens, a new study finds.
Among teen drivers...
Fractured Skulls, Broken Bones: Bike Injuries Still Common for Kids
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- October 7, 2022
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Over 1 million U.S. children and teens -- many of them male -- have broken bones and fractured their skulls in bicycle injuries over the past 20 years, according to new research that brou...
Thousands of U.S. Kids Have Died Riding ATVs, Many More Sent to ERs
- Denise Mann HealthDay Reporter
- September 26, 2022
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Pediatric surgeon Dr. Rony Marwan has seen way too many kids who have been seriously injured in all-terrain vehicle (A...
America's Rural Roads: Quiet But Deadly, New Report Finds
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- September 6, 2022
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A new report reveals a hidden secret about the nation's beautiful rural roads: They're too often fatal for motorists.
Nearly half of all U.S. crashes happen on rural roads, despite only 19% of Americans living in those areas. The report, conducted by the Governors Highw...
Wildlife Crossings Over Highways Save Human Lives, Too
- Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- August 31, 2022
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In Washington state, 22 wildlife bridges and underpasses provide animals with a safe way through to search for food or escape predators and wildfires.
It turns out the crossings have been benefiting humans, too.
In a 10-mile radius around wildlife crossings, there ...
One Back-to-School Worry for Parents: Traffic Dangers
- By Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- August 15, 2022
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The dangers of school traffic is a major worry for many parents, a new poll finds.
In fact, a third of more than 900 parents surveyed last spring said speeding and distracted parent drivers are their main concern, and drivers who don't follow the rules should be banned ...
3 Key Changes Could Make Roads Safer for Older Pedestrians
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- July 22, 2022
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Better lighting and other changes to street crossings could improve pedestrian safety for seniors -- the age group most likely to be killed by oncoming vehicles.
Researchers pored over four years of Oregon crash data for locations considered dangerous for walkers age 65 ...
Where Pot Became Legal, Car Crash Deaths Rose: Study
- Steven Reinberg HealthDay Reporter
- July 19, 2022
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Car crashes and deaths are on the rise in U.S. states that have legalized recreational marijuana, a new study finds.
"Marijuana, like alcohol and just about every other drug, changes ho...
Safer Roadways Could Save 540,000 Lives a Year Worldwide
- By Cara Murez HealthDay Reporter
- June 30, 2022
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Traffic accidents kill about 1.35 million people around the world each year.
As the United Nations convenes a meeting on global road safety, new research suggests that if nations focused on key safety measures, about 540,000 lives a year could be saved.
"The death ...