Previous posts on this blog touched upon the fact that speeding motorists present a greater risk for causing car accidents involving you and others in Virginia. If one driving a traditional vehicle at excessive speeds can pose such a danger, you can imagine how much...

Virginia drivers like you share the road with plenty of other vehicles. You see everyone from bicyclists to motorcycles, all the way up to big rigs. But the big rigs are the vehicles that pose the biggest threat.  On top of that, many truckers you pass might also...

Virginia drivers like you deserve a safe road, free of as many obstacles and dangers as possible. To achieve this, all drivers should abide by the rules of the road and engage in safe driving behaviors. But drowsy driving is risky driving behavior that many people...

As with any large vehicle, trucks can easily be the source of many accidents, especially for a car or motorcycle. Creating good habits for yourself, as well as staying aware of the traffic around you, may help you to share the road with trucks and avoid unexpected...

The trucking industry moves approximately 70% of all freight in the United States. It transports everything from medical and building supplies to produce and apparel. Depending on the trailer's height, a small or compact car could crash into the back or slide...

When the weather is warm, a parked car can quickly become dangerous to infants who may have been left inside. Indeed, it can become lethal, as many children die every year from heat exposure after being trapped in their car seats. In this post, we’ll discuss a couple...

Beginning on New Year’s Day 2021, driving in Virginia while holding a cellphone or other personal communication device will be against the law. The General Assembly passed the new law earlier this year and Governor Northam signed it last month. In this post, we will...

Eye injuries are one of several serious conditions that follow a bad accident. The nature of the impairment will of course depend on the precise nature of the injury and its severity. In this post, we discuss three important things to know about degrees of vision...

Despite the training you receive, your level of experience or driving record, sustaining injuries is always a possibility on the road. You never know what is going on in the vehicles around you and, unfortunately, not all motorists take their responsibilities...

Driving down the highway, you see a car ahead of you swerving dangerously. As you get closer, the reason for the swerving becomes clear: The driver is looking at their cellphone rather than focusing on the road. Cellphone use has been shown to be one of the most...