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American Public Health Association
133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition
December 10-14, 2005
Philadelphia, PA
APHA 2005
 
Session: Teenage Driver Safety
5050.0: Wednesday, December 14, 2005: 8:30 AM-10:00 AM
Oral
Teenage Driver Safety
Motor vehicle crashes are the leading cause of death and disability for teens in the United states. This session will explore the long-term effect of graduated licensing laws in the U.S., the results of a teen driving intervention program, the observed effect of teen passengers, adolescent perceptions of crash prevention laws, and the evaluation of policy to reduce farm tractor crashes.
Learning Objectives: Understand the data supporting the effectiveness of state laws for graduated driver licensing programs. Identify the importance of parental management in the youth crash prevention. Examine differences in risky driving behavior among young drivers in the presence of teen passengers. Describe adolescents' perceptions and knowledge of a law for underage drinking and driving. Understand the impact of a policy intervention to reduce youth tractor crashes on public roads.
Moderator(s):Catherine S. Gotschall, ScD
8:30 AMLong-term effect of graduated licensing systems in the United States
Li-Hui Chen, MS, PhD, Susan P. Baker, MPH
8:47 AMEffects of The Checkpoints Program on Parent-Imposed Driving Limits and Crash Outcomes Among Novice Teen Drivers at 6-Months Post-Licensure  [ Recorded presentation ]
Bruce G. Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH
9:04 AMObserved Effects of Teen Passengers on the Risky Driving Behavior of Teen Drivers
Bruce G. Simons-Morton, EdD, MPH, Neil Lerner, PhD
9:21 AMAdolescent perceptions of the Maryland zero tolerance law for underage drinking and driving
Gwendolyn Bergen, MS MPH, Katherine Clegg Smith, PhD, Andrea Gielen, ScD
See individual abstracts for presenting author's disclosure statement and author's information.
Organized by:Injury Control and Emergency Health Services
Endorsed by:Academic Public Health Caucus; Maternal and Child Health; School Health Education and Services
CE Credits:CME, Health Education (CHES), Nursing

The 133rd Annual Meeting & Exposition (December 10-14, 2005) of APHA