Preventable injuries and deaths kill more Americans in the first half of life than any other cause, including cancer. Yet the programs aimed at addressing them have been gutted by CDC layoffs.
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The summer months can be especially deadly for teenage drivers. Training, road restrictions and adult guidance can help teen drivers stay safe during the summer and beyond.
Long-haul truckers often work grueling schedules with few breaks and face pressures that place their safety and that of others at risk.
Traffic crashes kill and injure millions worldwide every year and are a major drain on economic development. Improving road safety would produce huge payoffs, especially in lower-income countries.
We know young drivers will put themselves in risky situations, which is why strategies to minimise harm also need to be part of their education.
Countries around the world are managing to reduce their road deaths to zero. There are ways Australia can get there too.
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John Rennie Short is a Friend of The Conversation.Professor Emeritus of Public Policy, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
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Adjunct Research Fellow, School of Human Sciences, The University of Western Australia
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Professor and Director of the Western Australian Centre for Road Safety Research, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor, School of Population and Global Health, The University of Western Australia
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Associate Professor in Public Health, University of East Anglia
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Assistant Professor, UMass Amherst
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Associate Professor of Industrial Engineering, UMass Amherst
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Professor of Population Health Sciences, Georgia State University