How many people claim to have a friend who “knows a guy” who has found a way to get free cable television? This is stealing of course, and it’s illegal, but that doesn’t stop people from trying to get it and other utilities for free. In fact, Chesapeake Department of Public Utilities (DPU) workers frequently…
Constructing a new rail line to reroute trains of hazardous cargo away from the US Capitol would be too expensive, according to a new Federal Environmental Impact statement released last week. Instead, the Virginia Avenue Tunnel, owned by CSX, which is only ½ mile from the Capitol, should be rebuilt so that two way traffic…
A driver in Kansas got more than he bargained for when he started recording a jeep driving on the interstate. The at-fault driver was all over the road which is when the man called 911 and started recording video of the negligent driver. Seconds later the jeep hit a disabled truck on the side of…
The Virginia Trucking Association last month presented its Safety Awards for 2014 during the annual VTA Safety Management Conference, which was held in Wintergreen VA. Intertrans Carrier Company, Gordonsville VA, was given the Grand Trophy for Fleet Safety in the state. This award is given to the firm that is judged to have the state’s…
In many instances, it is clear that the pedestrian has the right-of-way, such as in marked crosswalks, or on sidewalks. It seems to me that a pedestrian/bike lane is a place where pedestrians have the right-of-way. Why else would it be designated a pedestrian/bike lane? Apparently Kelley Howell thought so, too, until she collided with…