The driver of a pickup truck that collided with a car on Interstate 64 near Virginia Beach, killing a woman and her 12-year-old daughter, had an excessive concentration of prescription drugs in his system at the time,...
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The District Council in Washington, D.C., just relaxed penalties for possessing and using marijuana, and the Mid-Atlantic American Automobile Association responded by expressing concern that the change will lead to...
Mar 27, 2014
Volvo Tests Distracted Driver Detection System
The automaker Volvo has started building test vehicles with safety technology that senses when a driver becomes distracted. The Volvo test cars are equipped with electronic sensors that use infrared light to determine where...
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...
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...