Despite a decline in last year’s drunk driving fatalities nationwide, the number of fatalities in Maryland, Virginia and the District of Columbia rose. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reporting a combined 7 percent in alcohol-related highway fatalities between 2010 and 2011. In 2011, 224 people died in Virginia in accidents with drivers who…
Below is a real post from a school bus driver on a school bus fleet magazine online forum. “So, this past year I started worked for a new bus company. Our old company was extremely safety oriented. Our busses didn’t even leave the lot if they had a headlight out. This new company however is…
The driver of a truck towing a trailer will face charges for causing a fatal rear-end collision on Northampton Boulevard in Virginia Beach, VA. The deadly crash occurred at the intersection with Pleasure House Road, just south of where Route 13 across the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel becomes a surface road. Investigators believe excess speed played…
Car accidents can happen anywhere, but one of the most common places they occur is at intersections. Intersections are also one of the most common places where pedestrians are hit. According to the National Highway Traffic Administration, crashes at intersections account almost half of accidents that happen in this country each year. Reduce the Risk…