VA Roads Unsafe, Highway Safety Group Says

1/12/2012
Shapiro, Lewis & Appleton
Comments (0)

Virginia Roads Unsafe, Highway Safety Group Says

A new report from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety has given Virginia a red rating. Because the commonwealth has less than 7 of the 15 laws that the safety group considers optimal for highway safety, our state has earned a low rating.

AHAS ranked Virginia so low because the commonwealth lacks necessary safety laws, like banning texting while driving. The report also found that the laws on impaired divers were not tough enough. The group also took issue with the lack of an ignition interlock law and lack of mandatory blood alcohol content testing for impaired drivers. Shockingly, the study finds that Virginia's motor vehicle accidents cost the economy $5.2 billion each year.

Virginia ranks among the lowest eight states in the United States. The best rating, green, was given to a total of 17 states, including the District of Columbia. The remaining states received a yellow rating.

It's clear Virginia has a lot of work to do to get our roads on the right track. As a car accident attorney, I know all too well how dangerous our roads can be. It's important for our local lawmakers to take studies like this one into consideration when it comes to analyzing our area's safety. By taking constructive criticism like this, we can prevent lives from being lost. Clearly, there is a lot of room for improvement in our commonwealth. Click here to learn more about Virginia's accident statistics.

CD

Category: Car Accident Lawyers & Motorcycle Accident Attorneys

Labels: Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety Duffan road safety VA Virginia

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.

There are no comments.

Search Our Site

Get help Now!

Practice Areas

Virginia Roads Unsafe, Highway Safety Group Says

Post a comment