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…
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,…
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…
