The Center for Auto Safety and the National Coalition for School Bus Safety recently petitioned the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration to require seat belts on school buses. The agency’s…
Consumers should be able to expect car companies to have their safety in mind they produce and sell vehicles. Two automakers, however, are recalling a variety of makes and models because of safety…
On September 7, 2011, a private jet carrying a Russian professional hockey team crashed shortly after takeoff, killing 43 of the 45 people on board. The plane allegedly struggled to gain altitude…
Conventional wisdom is that the more sophisticated airplanes become, the less likely they are to crash. But a new report has questioned that supposition, suggesting that pilot’s automation…
A Virginia (VA) high school student who got a concussion while playing football committed suicide two days later. His death is being investigated, according to the Daily Mail. The teen, age 17,…
We hardly need a reminder that hurricane season is upon is–Hurricane Irene has come and gone, leaving her mark up and down the east coast; Hurricane Katia is traveling across the Atlantic; and a…
For motorcyclists, summer weather provides great opportunities for getting out on the road. Unfortunately, it is not uncommon to see an increase in motorcycle accidents during the summer months. And…
People usually have one of two opinions of single-vehicle motorcycle accidents. First, they think they must have been going to fast and not driving safely. Second, people try to identify if there…
In Virginia Beach, Hampton and Norfolk, Virginia (VA), we pass them on almost a daily basis and may not give them a second thought. Who am I talking about? VDOT workers — those men and woman in…
Some recent truck rollover accidents in our area bring up an important vehicle safety issue about passenger trucks and large vehicles such as SUVs. Pickups are among the most dangerous type of…
With scooter sales up 50 percent around the country, there are more of these vehicles on the road than ever. Affordable and great on gas, scooters seem like the perfect answer to motorized…
My colleague Richard Shapiro has reported on our firm’s Virginia personal injury attorneys’ website that a roofer was seriously injured after making contact with an electrical line on top of…