Many Teens Who Suffer a Concussion Return to Driving Too Soon

Interviews with 322 adolescent drivers who had sustained a concussion revealed that roughly a third made no changes to their driving behavior and 1 in 5 returned to driving within two weeks. The findings suggest that roughly half of the teen drivers who sustain a concussion may be back on the road too soon, placing themselves, their passengers, other drivers, and pedestrians at risk. Journal of Adolescent Health, December 2020