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9/12/2011
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Useful Defensive Driving Tips for Virginians

Virginia State Police said 14 people died in 11 crashes over the 2011 Labor Day weekend, according to the Virginian-Pilot. State police arrested 110 impaired drivers and cited 2,164 reckless drivers and 7,415 speeders.

The preliminary numbers showed a slight uptick from the previous two years, when 13 deaths were recorded each holiday weekend. In 2011, three separate wrecks involved double fatalities. They happened in Fairfax, Fauquier, and Lancaster counties in Virginia. Two highway deaths involved motorcycle riders.


Drivers in Virginia can impact road safety by following these defensive driving tips:.

  • Maintain your car: Most good driving habits keep a car in better shape, reducing fuel consumption.  This translates to less money on gas, and more money in the pocket. Maintenance extends the life of a car, and increases its resale value.
  • Follow the speed limit. According to the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety, speed was a factor in nearly one-third of fatal crashes during 2008.
  • Avoid abrupt starts and stops and do not follow too closely. Accelerate slowly, avoid hard braking and leave plenty of space between you car and other vehicles. This prevents rear-end accidents.
  • Avoid packing items on the top of a car. Overloading a roof rack can cause items to falli off during sudden stops or high winds, which creates the risk for accidents.

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Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

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About the Editors: Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton is a Virginia Beach, VA-based injury law firm whose attorneys focus on personal injury and accident law and we have handled thousands of car accident, truck wreck, and motorcycle crash cases. Check out our case results to see for yourself.

We've handled car accident cases throughout Virginia including Richmond, Fairfax, Alexandria, and the Hampton Roads region including Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Chesapeake, Hampton, Portsmouth, Newport News, and Suffolk.

Our primary office is in Virginia Beach at the intersection of Diamond Springs Road and Northampton Boulevard. We also have an office on Eaton Street in Hampton. All of our accident injury attorneys were raised in Virginia and have deep roots with the community.

Our Virginia injury law firm has been recognized as one of the best injury law firms in Virginia by U.S. News & World Report since 2010. Rick Shapiro and James Lewis have been listed on the National Million Dollar Advocates Forum since 2009 and included among the Best Lawyers in America since 2008. Rick and Jim were named Virginia Super Lawyers for Personal Injury Law since 2010, an honor fewer than 5 percent of lawyers receive. In addition, we were the first injury law firm in Virginia to join Primerus, a select group of highly ethical and respected law firms.

We also offer free special reports on distracted driving and the Best Guide to Car Accident Injuries in Virginia.

While not every injury case meets our criteria, we offer a free, initial confidential injury case consultation, so call us at 1-800-752-0042. If you cannot get through due to high call volume, please leave a voicemail and we will get back to you shortly.




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