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Physical injuries are an inherent risk of riding your bicycle in Virginia. If you often ride in traffic and around other vehicles, these risks may climb. Wearing a helmet may protect you from serious injury or death in a crash. Equally as important as wearing one is...
After you get into a car accident, one of the first people you are likely to talk to is a representative of an insurance company. If these representatives are not adjusters, there is a good chance that they are working closely with such. Just what is this ubiquitous...
Spinal cord injuries represent over 17,000 cases per year on average and the fallout can stretch on for years if you're the victim of one. Car accidents represent the majority of cases where people sustain them. According to the National Spinal Cord Injury Statistical...
Commercial buses and school buses offer convenient ways for you and your children to get around. However, there are also risks involved in riding them, particularly as it relates to pedestrian accidents. As a pedestrian, you face two major accident risks around...
When a victim of a car accident seeks monetary recovery via a personal injury claim, one of the first things the decision-maker must do is determine fault. Who caused the accident? If both parties acted negligently, was one party more negligent than the other? If the...
Pedestrians have more exposure and less protection than people traveling in vehicles. This means their risks of suffering a severe or fatal injury rises exponentially if they get hit by a car. Even with laws designed to protect pedestrians, education plays a big role...
Whether you walk, ride a bicycle or ride in a vehicle, distracted drivers pose a serious threat to your safety on the road. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration outlines some of the reasons why drivers become distracted, such as using an electronic...
Distracted driving is a common cause of accidents, especially amongst the younger population. Many states have already enacted laws to help reduce accidents associated with distracted driving. To crack down on distracted driving, Virginia recently joined other states...
The anxiety and depression gradually surfaced. So did insomnia. You did not expect these bothersome symptoms to surface after your car accident in which you sustained serious injuries. And you are still trying to physically recover. But, obviously, there are more...
The trucking industry has long faced issues relating to truck driver substance abuse. A new registry organized by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is offering insight as to how widespread the problem is. The FMCSA’s Drug & Alcohol Clearinghouse took...
