For some drivers, talking on their cell phones while driving has become second nature. In your morning commute today you likely spotted numerous drivers with a cell phone clutched to their ears or looking down while texting. The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) wants to put a stop to that with a nationwide ban...
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Washington DC Injury Lawyer to Speak About Distracted Driving
In 2011, we represented two people who were injured by drivers who were using their cell phones at the time of the crash. One client died and the other was blinded and totally disabled from work. These incidents convinced me that a strong public policy must develop to prevent distracted driving. To help...
Read MoreElectric Car Batteries are a Fire Danger in Crashes
The National Safety Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) put consumers on alert about the lithium-ion batteries in certain hybrid vehicles. The warning comes after the battery in General Motors’s Chevrolet Volt started on fire after a crash test. A crash test earlier this year involving the Volt drew the NHTSA’s attention. Six months ago, researchers...
Read MoreNine People Killed in Car Crashes over Holiday Weekend
The Thanksgiving holiday weekend proved deadly on Virginia’s highways, as reported at wric.com. Virginia State Police officials said nine people died in auto crashes from November 23 to November 27. Five of the victims were not wearing seatbelts, according to Virginia authorities. One of the deaths involved a...
Read MoreCommercial Truck Drivers Banned from Cell Phone Use
Federal regulators have taken action against interstate commercial bus and truck drivers who use cell phones. From now on, the drivers will face a federal fine of $2,750 if they pick up the phone while behind the wheel of their commercial vehicle. The U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced the rule last month in...
Read MoreDC Leads Nation in Hit-and-Run Crashes
Washington, D.C. is a proud leader in many areas, but a study by AAA puts DC at the top of a dubious list. Washington, D.C. leads the country in the number of fatal hit-and-run accidents, according to a report at wmal.com. In one out of every...
Read MoreHybrid Cars – Greener but Deadly to Pedestrians?
Did you hear that? It was a hybrid vehicle, and chances are you didn’t hear it if you are a pedestrian. The cars may be great for the environment, but one study says they can be bad news for pedestrians. According to the Highway Loss Data Institute (HLDI), hybrid cars are 20 percent more...
Read MoreTwo Brothers Die in Maryland Car Crash
Fatal auto crashes are always tragic, especially when two members of the same family lost their lives. That is what happened earlier this month just east of Martin Luther King Highway in Prince George’s County. As reported at myfoxdc.com, a three-car crash killed two young brothers...
Read MoreBus Driver Charged in Death of Three People
Authorities in Virginia charged a bus driver with reckless driving in an accident that killed three people earlier this month. The bus accident happened on Interstate 85 in southeast Virginia, according to seattlepi.com. The 56-year-old charter bus driver crashed his charter bus into a pickup truck. The pickup truck collided with another vehicle after...
Read MoreAssaulted Bicyclist Tells His Story to DC Council
How concerned are DC-area bicyclists about their safety on the streets? They are concerned enough that they introduced the Assault of Bicyclist Prevention Act of 2011 to the Washington, D.C. Council. As part of their efforts to raise awareness of what they deal with on DC streets, a bicycle commuter testified before the Council...
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