Posts tagged interstate

• Biker Hit and Run = One DC Truck Driver's Cowardly Act

  Doug Landau | February 01, 2012 6:46 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  A truck driver who hit a biker on a DC street had his actions captured on film as the cyclist was wearing a helmet camera ! Watch this film clip and you will see what bicycle commuters and...

• Cell Phone Usage Banned for Interstate Trucking During Operation

  Greg Webb | November 29, 2011 8:45 AM | 5 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On November 23rd, U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary, Ray LaHood announced a Final Rule specifically prohibiting drivers of interstate trucks and buses from using hand-held cell...

• Strict safety regulations needed for interstate bus industry

  Doug Landau | June 18, 2011 6:57 AM | 1 CommentFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  Over the last several years, the popularity of dirt cheap bus rides to New York City, Washington, D.C. and Boston have lead to the proliferation of discount interstate motor carriers. However, these...

• Interstate budget bus company's poor safety record

  Doug Landau | June 17, 2011 10:54 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  When a bus company has a pattern of unsafe practices and a history of accidents, the Federal Government should protect the public and shut the transportation motor carrier down until the safety...

• Discount bus line shut down for safety violations after fatal Virginia crash

  Doug Landau | June 16, 2011 10:53 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  SkyExpress, a discount bus service, was shut down by federal regulators after a crash in Virginia that killed four people and sent more than 50 others to hospitals. As the DC area is a hub for many...

• Causes of Crashes on the Capital Beltway

  Doug Landau | March 09, 2011 7:35 AM | 4 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  With all the coverage of Beltway gridlock and storms, one might suppose that jammed traffic and precipitation were the major culprits for fatal car crashes on the major highway system surrounding...

• DC Beltway's Fatality "Hot Spots"

  Doug Landau | March 08, 2011 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  One of the busiest highways in the country is the I-95 corridor. This major national artery goes right through the heart of the DC Metropolitan area. Fatal car and truck crashes in Virginia and...

• Driving under the influence of a drug with a revoked license leads to fatal Richmond crash

  Doug Landau | November 17, 2010 11:53 PM | 0 CommentsFairfax, Leesburg & Loudoun, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Having tried car accident injury cases against dangerous drivers whose licenses have been revoked, I was struck by the Richmond Times Dispatch article on the I-95 fatality on Tuesday. I have...

• Increased Speed Limit May Help Congestion, But What About Safety?

  Rick Shapiro | June 20, 2010 12:58 PM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Virginia (VA) highway officials are considering increasing speed limits on certain sections of some VA interstates to 70 MPH. The logic behind this increase is that people driving faster will ease...

• Is It the Increased Interstate Speed Limit or Speed Variation Causing More Injuries or Deaths?

  Rick Shapiro | June 06, 2010 8:15 AM | 0 CommentsVirginia Beach, Chesapeake & Suffolk, VA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Recently, Virginia's new governor proposed increasing speed limits on many Virginia (VA) interstate highways, including I-81, I-64, I-95, and several others. There has been some outcry to this...