With more and more Virginia workers commuting by bicycle, dooring is a growing hazard. The collisions are a cause of serious injury to cyclists. Often, bikers are found at fault for accidents in which they can’t stop...
Category: Auto Accidents
Mar 18, 2014
Pedestrian Safety Deserves Attention
Traffic accidents in Virginia killed 100 pedestrians in 2012, an increase from 75 the year before, according to the Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles. In the city of Richmond, two pedestrians were killed and 124 were...
The Virginia General Assembly has passed a traffic safety bill that would put new restrictions on senior citizen drivers. House Bill 771 would lower the age for drivers required to take a vision test to renew a license from
The Virginia Department of Motor Vehicles is charged with regulating drivers on the state’s roads, and one arm of DMV is the Virginia Highway Safety Office. Among other things, the Highway Safety Office conducts campaigns
The driver of a lumber truck was charged with following too closely after his vehicle rear-ended a Toyota Highlander on I-295 North near Hanover, Va., on the morning of February 24. Both vehicles ran off the road after the...