"Seatbelts can reduce the risk of injury and death in crashes by more than 50 percent," said lead researcher Dr. Nathaniel Briggs. "There is a critical need for interventions to increase seat belt use by teenagers."
About 6,000 teens die in car crashes every year, and close to 500,000 suffer life-altering injuries. Automobiles are the number one cause of teen deaths.
The study appears in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine.
Labels: driving, risky_behavior, safety
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