Some of the people who died in the Washington, D.C. on Monday might have lived if the Metrorail system had followed the recommendation of the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) to get rid of older model subway cars three years ago. This startling fact that authorities knew and had been warned that there likely was…
One of my lawyer safety advocate colleagues and Injuryboard editor friend, Steve Lombardi, has written some interesting articles about wrong way driver safety steps that have been taken. Who would have thought that the German government has a safety plan that Steve Lombardi outlined in a major article on wrong way drivers that I excerpt…
According to an article in the Virginian Pilot, a recent multiple vehicle crash on Interstate 264 near the Virginia Beach-Norfolk line stopped traffic for about 90 minutes.
A recent news release by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) in April, 2009 shows the need for improved national safety rules related to large trucks and buses. The safety standards for buses have not been updated in decades. The problem of rollovers resulting in death of passengers needs to be addressed.
Rick Shapiro wrote on the Virgnia Beach Injuryboard blog about thick fog leading to delayed school openings on the Eastern Shore and being attributed to car wrecks with serious injuries in Norfolk. He outlines a series of smart tips to avoid serious injury or death also. To read the full driving in fog article, click here….