TY - JOUR PY - 2013// TI - Editorial: Get the message: distracted driving and teens JO - Journal of trauma nursing A1 - Adeola, Ruth A1 - Gibbons, Mallory SP - 146 EP - 149 VL - 20 IS - 3 N2 - Distracted driving is a growing problem in the United States. With the integration of wireless devices into everyday life, cell phone use behind the wheel is a distraction requiring increasing concern. Teen drivers are most susceptible to the dangers of distracted driving as made evident in the overrepresentation of teens in distraction-related motor vehicle crashes. This article describes the causes, consequences, and statistics related to distracted driving in teenagers and an injury prevention program for teenagers. Keywords: Driver distraction;
Language: en
LA - en SN - 1078-7496 UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTN.0b013e3182a172cc ID - ref1 ER -