作者: Robert Daniel Vorona , Mariana Szklo-Coxe , Andrew Wu , Michael Dubik , Yueqin Zhao
DOI: 10.5664/JCSM.28101
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摘要: STUDY OBJECTIVES: Early high school start times may contribute to insufficient sleep leading increased teen crash rate. Virginia Beach (VB) and Chesapeake are adjacent, demographically similar cities. VB schools 75-80 minutes earlier than Chesapeake's. We hypothesized that teens would manifest a higher rate teens. METHODS: The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) provided de-identified, aggregate 2008 2007 data for weekday crashes in drivers aged 16-18 years ("teens"), all drivers. Data allowed comparisons versus rates (overall hour-by-hour), other ages. compared AM PM traffic congestion (peak hours) the two RESULTS: In 2008, there were 12,916 8,459 16- 18-year-old drivers, respectively. For Chesapeake, drivers' 65.8/1000 46.6/1000 (p Language: en