Washington, D.C., along with 16 states, has legalized marijuana for medical use. However, are drivers high on marijuana more likely to cause an auto accident? Researchers in the past thought that drivers under the influence of marijuana made more careful drivers because they tend to drive slower...
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Majority of Parents Do Not Use Child Car Seats Properly
The next time you secure your child in his or her car safety seat, double-check that you are doing it correctly. A study conducted by AAA revealed that parents, according to a report at wtop.com, use 75 percent of child car seats improperly. In addition, the study found that four out of five kids...
Read MoreCars Will Soon Have Black Boxes
Did you know that your car might have a device that records critical information in the event of a car accident? It is an event data recorder (EDR), and they are similar to the little black boxes in airplanes. In 2008, the National Highway Traffic Safety...
Read MorePedestrian Hit and Killed by Car in Arlington County
Rush hour earlier this month in Arlington saw a pedestrian death on Interstate 395. A report at insidenova.com said that around 4:10 p.m., a 64-year-old woman crossed the Interstate when a car struck and killed her. The fatal accident happened at Interstate 395 and Glebe Road in Arlington, according to the report. The woman died...
Read MoreAuto Makers Introducing More Gadgets to Distract Young Drivers
In an effort to express its concern for safe teen driving, the Ford Motor Company sponsored several clinics on safe driving at high schools across the country. As reported at tusconsentinel.com, the clinics reinforce traffic laws and the dangers of distracted driving. In a similar effort,...
Read MoreTwo-Vehicle Crash Kills Maryland Woman
A 29-year-old Silver Spring woman lost her life in an auto accident late last month at the intersection of U.S. 29 and Tech Road, according to insidenova.com. The woman was a passenger inside a Hyundai Elantra at the time of the crash. The fatal car wreck occurred when the Hyundai Elantra collided with...
Read MoreVirginia Greyhound Bus Crash Injures Nine
A Greyhound bus and a van collided last month on Interstate 85, injuring nine passengers. According to cbsnews.com, the Greyhound had 35 passengers on it at the time of the bus accident. Three bus passengers and six passengers in the van suffered injuries in the collision. A Virginia State Police spokesperson said the bus...
Read MoreMore Virginia Drivers are Buckling Up
A study by Old Dominion University revealed that Virginia drivers are buckling up at a rate of 81.8 percent. It is a slight improvement from the 2010 number of 80.5 percent, according to a report on the study at londontimes.com. The results seem to show in crash statistics, as there were 740 traffic deaths...
Read MoreSuper Shuttle Van Company Under Fire from Federal Regulators
In August, a SuperShuttle van crashed along Dulles Access Road, killing a passenger inside the van. Police charged the driver with reckless driving. According to a report at wusa9.com, authorities convicted the same driver of reckless driving last December. In addition, SuperShuttle caught the driver speeding 66 times in the past. SuperShuttle drivers told a...
Read MoreNTSB Says Trucker Using Cell Phone before Crash that Killed 11 People
In March 2010, a tractor-trailer crashed into a van in Kentucky and killed 11 passengers inside the van. The tractor-trailer driver also lost his life in the accident. Last week, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) released a report finding that the tractor-trailer driver was using his cell phone at the time of the...
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