Driver safety articles 2015

 · This article originally appeared in the June issue of Occupational Health Safety. About the Author Jill Schultz is a Transportation Safety Editor for J.J. Keller Associates, Inc. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration estimates that every year about , police-reported, drowsy-driving crashes result in nearly fatalities and about 50, injuries. The real number may be much higher, however, as it is difficult to determine whether a .  · Links between driving styles and road safety were identified and individual and sociocultural factors influencing driving style were reviewed. Conclusion: Existing studies have addressed a wide variety of driving styles, and there is an acute need for a unifying conceptual framework in order to synthesize these results and make useful.

Effectiveness of Parent-Focused Interventions to Increase Teen Driver Safety: A Critical Review J Adolesc Health. Jul;57(1 Suppl):S doi: /www.doorway.rualth Young adult and teen drivers. In the U.S. in Twenty-five percent of the distracted drivers involved in fatal crashes were young adults aged 20– 1 Drivers aged were more likely to be distracted than drivers aged 20 and older, among drivers in crashes where someone died. commit a medical error, or perform a safety-compro - mising behavior while driving. 6 This year, NHTSA’s Office of Behavioral Safety Research will begin bring - ing together fatigue experts and EMS stakeholders to help improve fatigue-related guidelines, scheduling and reporting in EMS. Equipment defects can occur in an ambulance like.

Fatal crash involvement rates per licensed driver in the age group dipped below those of drivers ages for the first time in Safe driving is a state of mind. Be alert for the unexpected and ready to take evasive action. 8 mar The controls are short, free of safety-critical events, and comprise () Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess the Prevalence of.