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Sources for Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol

1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

2 National Center for Education Statistics Online, July 2005, Table 97. Public Secondary Schools, by grade span, average school size, and state or jurisdiction: 2003 –2004, last accessed 8/15/07.

3 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

4 U.S. Department of Transportation: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Online 2/05. The ABCs of BAC: A Guide to Understanding Blood Alcohol Concentration and Alcohol Impairment, last referenced 8/15/07.

5,6,7 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Online, 4/20/2007. Teen Drivers: Fact Sheet, last referenced 8/15/07.

8 National Academies Press Online, 2004. Reducing Underage Drinking: A Collective Responsibility, last accessed 8/15/07.

9 National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 2004. Traffic Safety Facts: Young Drivers. DOT HS 809 918.  NHTSA’s National Center for Statistics and Analysis, Washington, DC.

10 Gonzales, M.M., Dickinson, L. M., et al., 2005. Student drivers: a study of fatal motor vehicle crashes involving 16-year-old drivers. Annals of Emergency Medicine, 45(2). 140-146.

11,12 The Center for Research Injury and Prevention: Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, 2007. Driving: Through the Eyes of Teens: A Research Report of the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm, Philadelphia, PA, 2007.

 
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