Study Says child passengers are safest when the teenage driver is his brothers and sisters
Your car can certainly be in great shape, pads Brake brand new GMC and all, but how you are about security – Once you let your child teen driving?
A new study by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm revealed that children run by young people have twice as likely to suffer crushing injuries, such as those promoted by adults, but the risk of injury is 40 percent lower if the teen driver is a big brother or sister.
"We found that children are safer and more likely to be restrained when riding with a teenage siblings than among adolescents related, but are safer when traveling with a driver over 25 years of Flaura Winston, MD, Ph.D., scientific director of the Center for Research Injury and Prevention at Children's Hospital of Philadelphia.
According to Dr. Winston Parents should know the risk of adolescents taking trends before deciding that they can bring their siblings without supervision, "In some cases, siblings can have a negative influence on other behaviors risk that may be more difficult for parents or peer influence, "he said.
A June 2006 study by the Traffic Research Injury Foundation called "Reducing the risk of accidents for young drivers, said more than half of the 16 – and 17-year drivers involved in fatal crashes between 1995 and 2004 were carrying passengers younger than 21 years. In 1995 and 2004, 16 – and 17-year-old drivers were involved in 24,704 fatal accidents, killing 10,445 of these drivers, their passengers and other 8925 9430, the study said.
Parents are also warned that the risk of accident is higher for teenage drivers when no predetermined destination – one more reason for parents to insist on a specific use identified for each trip a teenager is.
The new study by Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm covered injury data on 16,233 children under 16 years of riding as passengers in vehicles driven by 15 – to 19 in 16 states and Washington DC The data were collected through interviews with families of victims of accident within 48 hours following the accident, in order to obtain accurate information about how children were selected. The accidents were reported to State Farm between 2000 and 2005.
Previous findings of the Alliance of the ongoing investigation between the CHOP and State Farm have shown that young children rides for teen graduates are much higher risk of injury in an accident than drivers who are adults. This and other studies have led legislators in many states to impose restrictions on the number of passengers young drivers are allowed to carry without adult supervision. Many states allow some exceptions for family members.
"Our goal was to determine whether an exception for teen drivers to carry passengers and family members makes sense from the standpoint of injury prevention, not just as a matter of convenience, "said Mr. Winston.
According to lawyers road and Auto Safety, a consumer, health and security alliance, forty-four states have graduated driver licensing (GDL) programs that require the that teen drivers to practice driving under adult supervision and limit exposure to hazardous conditions and circumstances. Twenty-nine states a legal restriction enacted more than a non-family teenage passengers a teen driver lawyers for road safety and optimal self-esteem.
"Busy parents have come to rely on their older children help with the brothers moved to the various commitments," said Mr. Winston. "Allow family member exceptions, the passenger restrictions can be easily accepted by parents and policy makers. "The researchers say this may be an important first step for States that currently have no special restrictions for young drivers.
Instead of restricting passengers brother, Dr. Winston recommends GDL programs provide appropriate education and deterrence, as the postponement of all driving privileges if all children are not adequately protected.
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