Certain roads and intersections are usually more prone to accidents than others due to a variety of factors. Knowledge about these dangerous locations can help motorists drive with extra caution, and minimize the risk of accidents. To assist in this goal, the Highway Safety Office of Virginia DMV has provided an online interactive accident locations map for…
Immediate medical care in the aftermath of your physical injuries in an accident could be vital to saving your life and preventing serious complications. Many accident victims do not realize that getting timely medical treatment is not only important their physical healing, but also critical to support their personal injury claim against the at-fault party….
Underride accidents occur when a van, car, or any other smaller vehicle gets beneath the trailer of a big rig during an accident. It is easy for a trailer’s bottom-end to crush the frame of a smaller vehicle. These violent accidents often occur as a result of side impact as well as rear-end collisions. Truck…
Thousands of pedestrians get injured every year in North Carolina due to the negligence of car drivers. Pedestrians have the right of way under North Carolina law at all driveways and intersections. However, that doesn’t really mean that drivers are at fault every time a bus or a car collides with a pedestrian. It is…
Virginia traffic laws include certain guidelines for pedestrians, including how to follow signals and lights, walk within crosswalks, and obey crossing guards. One of the key requirement for pedestrians who are walking against traffic is to always use the shoulder of the road. Traffic Rules Applicability There have been instances where pedestrians in Virginia fail…