Just before Memorial Day weekend, the left shoulder and left lane were closed when a two-vehicle crash on I-64 East in Norfolk, Virginia (VA), resulted in injuries and caused major traffic delays, according to the Virginian-Pilot. The car crash, occurring just after 9 am on a Thursday, at mile marker 281.8, near Military Highway, caused…
One of the first things you learn in driver’s education is how to change lanes. First, put your turn signal on, next look in the rear view mirror to make sure no other cars are in the lane and then simply ease over. So I’m having trouble understanding why there were two car accidents this…
Why do people change lanes back and forth? Do they actually think they are going to get anywhere any faster? Most of the time, these impatient drivers don’t even bother to put on a turn signal before they dart into your lane. It was one of those drivers that started the Virginia (VA) Memorial Day…
A motorcyclist was killed by the driver of another vehicle in Portsmouth, Virginia (VA), this month. According to the Virginian-Pilot, the rider was travelling through the intersection of Portsmouth Boulevard and Des Moines Avenue when another driver suddenly attempted a left-hand turn onto the boulevard. Tragically, the rider of the motorcycle, Daniel W. Gilmore, died…
Three people suffered injuries when a car got trapped under a tractor trailer truck in McLean, Virginian (VA). The accident occurred at the south end of the American Legion Bridge that carries the Capital Beltway over the Potomac River between Maryland (MD) and Virginia, according to McLeanPatch.com. Reports indicate at least one person suffered life-threatening…