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Posted by: Motao Zhu, MD, MS, PhD , Laura Dattner, MA on Mar 26, 2024

Nothing is scarier than a teen driver. Or is it a driver using their cellphone on the highway? Or someone balancing food on their lap and barely a hand on the wheel while they simultaneously try to eat, not spill, and operate a vehicle?

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Distracted Driving: Why Parents Should Model Safe Behavior on the Road
We all know by now that distracted driving can be dangerous, yet many of us still do it. Have you thought about what message you are sending to your young passengers? 
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Calling While Driving: More Dangerous for Teens
A recent study that we conducted at the Center for Injury Research and Policy at Nationwide Children’s Hospital looked at the connection between cellphone laws and the frequency of talking on the phone while driving among teens.

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