The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute released a study of hand-held cellphone distractions and the findings are clear: Making a phone call on the road with a hand-held device triples the odds of a car crash. The...
Super Bowl Parties and the Dangers of Drunk Driving – A Checklist
January 24, 2014
The Super Bowl is more than a big game. It’s an annual occasion when people gather with friends and family to eat and drink and watch the game. Alcoholic beverages are common at Super Bowl parties so be careful not to let
Lawmakers Move to Ban Google Glass Behind Wheel
January 24, 2014
Google Glass, the hot new hands-free mobile technology with a head-mounted display, may be outlawed in some states concerned about distracted driving accidents. State lawmakers in Wyoming, West Virginia and New York are all
Adult Drivers More Likely Than Teens To Admit To Texting
January 24, 2014
A recent survey by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety concluded that adults report texting and driving more often than teenagers do, a finding that flies in the face of conventional wisdom. Although AAA found that many...
Although many of us were promised flying cars by now, that technology isn’t yet available. However, automakers are pressing ahead to produce a self-driving car. While a self-driving car can drive in traffic and park...
As novice drivers get more comfortable behind the wheel, they are more likely to start performing secondary tasks that divert their eyes, such as dialing a cell phone, texting, or eating, according to a study in the New...
Car Crashes Involving Cell Phones Underreported
December 16, 2013
The National Safety Council, a nonprofit safety advocacy group, says that auto crashes involving cellphones are vastly underreported. Its findings are based on an analysis of 180 reports of traffic crashes that involved...
Truck Accident Deaths Rise
December 12, 2013
Deaths from large truck collisions rose in 2012 for the third year in row. Accidents involving large trucks killed 3,921 people last year, a 3.7% increase from 2011, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Safety Tips for ATV Riders
December 5, 2013
A report by the Consumer Product Safety Commission sheds light on accidents involving all-terrain vehicles, or ATVs. According to the report, ATV crashes injured more than 100,000 people nationwide in 2011. In Virginia, 51
Virginia Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Against Richmond County Jail
November 27, 2013
The family of a man who died while in the custody of the Richmond County Jail filed a pair of Virginia wrongful death lawsuits against the facility and a doctor who oversaw the care of inmates. Each of the suits is seeking