Motor Vehicle Safety

Summary

Every year thousands of people in the U.S. die from motor vehicle crashes. Trying to prevent these crashes is one part of motor vehicle safety. Here are some things you can do to be safer on the road:

• Make sure your vehicle is safe and in working order
• Use car seats for children
• Wear your seat belt
• Don’t speed or drive aggressively
• Don’t drive impaired

Safety also involves being aware of others. Share the road with bicycles and motorcycles, and watch for pedestrians.

Learn More

• Child Safety Seats Medical Encyclopedia
• Driving and older adults Medical Encyclopedia
• Heat Stroke and Hot Cars American College of Emergency Physicians
• How Do You Know When It’s Time to Give up the Keys? Administration for Community Living
• Keeping Kids Safe in Cars Nemours Foundation
• Older Drivers National Institute on Aging
• Safe Driving: Protecting Yourself Behind the Wheel National Institutes of Health
• Transportation Safety Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
• What Are Some Ways to Promote Infant Safety in a Car? Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development

Journal Articles

• Motor Vehicle Safety

NIH MedlinePlus Magazine

• Tips for Older Drivers