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• Attorney Discusses Speed Limit Increase in Parts of Virginia (VA)
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• Attorney Discusses the High Car Crash Rate in Hampton Roads
  Posted on 2/4/2010
• Attorney Examines Increase in Wrong Way Car Wrecks in HOV Lanes
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• Attorney Discusses Insurance Issues for "Road Warriors"
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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• What to Do if You Hit a Deer
• No Text is Worth Dying For
• Don't play the insurance company's games of delay, defend and deny. Review this article, check out our videos and free consumer reports, then give our firm a call so you can talk to an experienced injury lawyer for a free consultation.

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Serious injuries decrease with Virginia’s (VA) seatbelt law

A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) showed that within a year of Virginia (VA) putting in a mandatory seatbelt law there were less injuries to front seat passengers. The study was done of injuries in Charlottesville, Virginia (VA). After the seatbelt law there was a substantial decrease in injuries which was attributed mainly to less head and face injuries from contact with the windshield or dashboard. In Virginia (VA) we do not have a primary enforcement seatbelt law currently. That kind of law would allow a police officer to issue a ticket anytime they see someone who is unbelted and driving a vehicle. Virginia (VA) law is still that officers may issue seatbelt citations only if you have been stopped for some other traffic offense. A different rule applies as to child restraint systems. There is some talk of going to a national primary enforcement seatbelt law.

In North Carolina (NC), there is a primary enforcement type law. North Carolina (NC) has also added a recent law saying that even back seat passengers have to use seatbelts. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, seatbelts have saved 13,000 lives each year. Each year approximately 7,000 people die in vehicle wrecks because they did not use seatbelts. Statistics show that you are much more likely to survive a major crash if you are restrained, than if you aren’t. At night time people are less likely to be wearing their seatbelts. You are more likely to die in a car accident at night than one during the day.
Please buckle up!

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• Motorcycle Passengers Recover $1,512,000.00

Awarded: $1,512,000.00

• Rear Ender-Neck/Cervical Fusion Surgery, Lost Income and Earnings
• Pedestrians Struck by Automobile Recover $540,000.00

Awarded: $545,000.00

• Car Accident-minivan-knee surgery
• Crosswalk Accident With Broken Leg Settles For $227,000.00

Awarded: $227,000

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Car & Motorcycle Accidents

• I've been hurt in a car wreck and the insurance company for the other driver has called me to give a recorded statement.  Should I do it?
• Should I use my regular health insurance to pay for the medical care I need as a result of a car accident?
• Our new clients in car accident cases often asked, "Can I accept a check which has been offered to me for my car repairs or will that mess up my claim for injuries and medical bills?"
• Why shouldn't I just take a quick settlement for whatever the car insurance company for the other driver will pay me?
• What do I do if the at-fault driver's car insurance is not returning my calls or dragging its feet after a Virginia car accident with injuries?
  
  
  

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