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Abstract: 

Articles from various journals dealing with statistics on unsafe teen driving since 1975, alcohol advertising aimed at underage drinkers, a study of how diabetes can affect driving, the effect of prior traffic convictions on crash risk, language abilities and their effect on teenage alcohol expectancy, how the amount of bars and restaurants in a town can effect the crash rate, and how many people drive with suspended licenses: “Unsafe Driving by High School Seniors: National Trends from 1976 to 2001 in Tickets and Accidents after Use of Alcohol, Marijuana and Other Illegal Drugs” by Patrick M. O’Malley, PhD, and Lloyd D. Johnston, PhD 64 (3) J. Stud. Alcohol 305 (May 2003); “Alcohol Advertising in Magazines and Adolescent Readership” by Craig F. Garfield, MD, MA; Paul J. Chung, MD, MS; and Paul J. Rathouz, PhD 289 (18) JAMA (May 14, 2003); “Diabetes and Driving Mishaps: Frequency and Correlations from a Multinational Survey” by Daniel J. Cox, PhD, et al. 26 (8) Diabetes Care 2329 (Aug. 2003); “Traffic Law Enforcement and Risk of Death From Motor-Vehicle Crashes: Case-Crossover Study” by Donald A. Redelmeier, Robert J. Tibshirani and Leonard Evans 361 (9376) The Lancet 2177 (June 2003); “Influence of Language Abilities and Alcohol Expectancies on the Persistence of Heavy Drinking in Youth” by Susan F. Tapert, et al. 64 (3) J. Stud. Alcohol 313 (May 2003); “Alcohol-Related Crashes and Alcohol Availability in Grass-Roots Communities” by Patrick McCarthy 35 (11) Applied Economics 1331 (July 2003); Observational Study on the Extent of Driving While Suspended for Alcohol Impaired Driving” by A.T. McCartt, L.L. Geary, and A. Berning 9 (2) Injury Prevention 133 (June 2003);

Keywords: J. Stud. Alcohol; JAMA; Diabetes Care; The Lancet; Applied Economics; Injury Prevention;

Affiliations:  1: Highway Safety Advocate.