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Teen Biking Safety: How to Avoid Accidents and Legal Pitfalls
Biking to school is a fun and healthy way for your teenager to start the day, but it also comes with some risks and responsibilities for their own safety. Beyond the obvious advice to always wear a helmet, teenagers should also think about these other safety precautions: Teen Biking Safety Tips Remove Earbuds and Avoid Read More
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Cruise Vehicle Recall: A Closer Look at Self-Driving Vehicle Safety and Legal Implications
The future was supposed to be breezy with the embrace of self-driving cars. However a recent recall involving Cruise vehicles, a subsidiary of General Motors (GM), highlights the considerable hurdles still looming and has cast a shadow over this technology’s reliability. The Incident In the streets of San Francisco in October 2023, a Cruise vehicle Read More
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Road Rules Around School Buses in Virginia
We understand how frustrating it is to set out for work 20 minutes early, only to end up blocked behind a school bus. But in order to guarantee the safety of our young ones while they travel to school each day, everyone must adhere to Virginia’s school bus rules of the road. So, let’s dive Read More
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Paving the Way to Safer Streets
In a previous article we explored the troubling U.S. pedestrian fatality rate and unraveled the causes behind it, drawing insights from the Freakonomics Radio podcast titled “Why Is the U.S. So Good at Killing Pedestrians?” Now we focus on potential solutions that can pave the way to safer streets, protect pedestrians, and ultimately reverse this Read More
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Close Call on Fairfax County Parkway: A Stark Reminder to Drive Safe
Recently, a 17-year-old driver of a black BMW M3 was charged with reckless driving after losing control and crashing into a patrol officer’s vehicle and another vehicle pulled over for a routine traffic stop on Fairfax County Parkway. Chief Kevin Davis said that the 17-year-old driver was going “well over 120 mph”. Video released by Read More
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School Bus Safety is a Two-Way Street
It’s that time of year again. Students will be heading back to school, so extra caution is required when traveling our neighborhood roadways. It’s an exciting time of year; however, it will probably take a little while before drivers’ and students’ familiar bus safety habits are back in focus. We thought a brief safety refresher Read More
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New Virginia Laws of Interest – Effective July 1, 2022
One of the goals of our eNewsletter (you can subscribe on our homepage) is to inform you, our readers, about new laws that interest our practice and, therefore, may impact our clients, friends, and family. Here is a summary of some of the laws passed in the 2022 legislative session and signed into law by Read More
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Safety Tips For Thanksgiving Travel
Thanksgiving is an excellent time of year to catch up with friends and family, kick back and relax over the extended weekend, overindulging in food and football. However, it is important to remember that Thanksgiving is one of the most heavily traveled times of the year. There are more cars on the road than usual, Read More
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How To Avoid Hot Car Tragedy
While kids are returning to school and the summer comes to a close, the temperatures in Alexandria continue to be very hot. Excessive heat can be a very real danger that can lead to a tragic loss. As we wrote in 2019, and again in 2013, hot car deaths are avoidable tragedies that occur every year. So Read More
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A Virginia Boating Safety Refresher
As we enter the second half of the summer, it is essential for boaters and their passengers to refresh some boater safety guidelines. Unfortunately, here in Northern Virginia, boating accidents and drownings occur on the Potomac River every year. These boating-related accidents, injuries, and deaths can be avoided by taking proper measures. First and foremost, Read More
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