No matter how many safety precautions you take, there is always the risk of being hit by a car, whether you are in a vehicle, on a bike, or as a pedestrian. The last place you worry about getting hit by a car is in your own home, but that’s the terrifying experience one Virginia…
I recently received an email alert that the North Carolina Department of Transportation had updated its website with information on driving in winter weather. NCDOT does this annually because, as anyone who has struggled to keep a car or truck on the road as a nor’easter howled or as snow and ice covered the pavement…
Driving while distracted is an alarming habit that is on the rise. Advances in technology make it easier for us to take up various tasks at once. But this multitasking also leads to negligence which can cause serious accidents. So much so that distracted driving is now one of the leading causes of road accidents…
The Virginia legislature has passed the bill HB 1705, which focuses on improving safety for pedestrians and requires motorists to stop and yield the right of way to them. This amendment to § 46.2-924 of the Code of Virginia explains the responsibilities of automobile drivers to halt and yield to pedestrians at: (a) marked crosswalks,…