About this episode:

Getting your license as a teenager is an exciting time but it's also a dangerous one. In this episode: Johns Hopkins researcher Johnathon Ehsani discusses why teens are more vulnerable to serious crashes, how driving tests and licensing laws can improve safety, and how parents can best support their new drivers. Please send this podcast to a new driver or their parents—today.

Guest:

Johnathon Ehsani, PhD, MPH, is an internationally recognized road safety researcher and an associate professor in Health Policy and Management at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Host:

Dr. Josh Sharfstein is distinguished professor of the practice in Health Policy and Management, a pediatrician, and former secretary of Maryland's Health Department.

Show links and related content:

• Learner Driver Experience and Teenagers' Crash Risk During the First Year of Independent Driving—JAMA Pediatrics

• What Helps a New Driver? More Driving—New York Times

• Keeping Teen Drivers Safe—Hopkins Bloomberg Public Health Magazine

• Carrying Passengers as a Risk Factor for Crashes Fatal to 16- and 17-Year-Old Drivers—JAMA

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