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…
Shopping for a new car and concerned about your family’s safety? Findings from an analysis done for U.S. News & World Report suggests that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s…
On August 19, 2011, Norfolk, Virginia (VA), will become the newest U.S. city to offer commuters the option of light rail. The Tide is being welcomed by many elected officials who consider the 8…
Electric vehicles such as the Nissan Leaf can be great for the environment, but they are often so quiet that pedestrians don’t hear them coming. As a result, more and more road-crossing accidents…
Nearly everyone has heard the tagline, “There’s an app for that.” Well do you think there is an app for checking your vision? How about an app for diagnosing an illness? If you…
With Norfolk’s new light rail, The Tide, set to open on August 19, 2011, Hampton Roads Transit drivers are gearing up to operate the trains safely. Being in control of a piece of machinery…
A car fleeing Newport News police was involved in accidents near and on the Monitor-Merrimac Memorial Bridge-Tunnel. According to the Virginian-Pilot, officers were conducting a traffic checkpoint…
Distracted driving often occurs without us even realizing it. We could be checking our cell phones or fiddling with the radio. Now, thanks to a $50 million study by the University of South Florida…
Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for the little guy, it did in Texas, where Gov. Rick Perry has signed into law a new “loser-pays” bill. The bill, passed in the name…
Social media is here to stay, and Facebook posts are becoming red meat in signficant injury and wrongful death cases — not only in Virginia (VA) but nationwide. What you say or post may be used to…
Newport News, Virginia (VA), law enforcement officers have taken a firmer approach to controlling unsafe actions by recreational boaters, cracking down on drunken boating incidents. Boating while…
