by Bettina Altizer | Jul 25, 2019 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Distracted Driving, Safety, Teen Drivers
Reaching for objects in your car when driving accounts for roughly 2% of all distracted driving crashes. These crashes are particularly common and particularly fatal for teen drivers. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that motor...
by Bettina Altizer | Jul 23, 2019 | Auto accident, Pedestrian Involved Accident, Safety
Safety features on 2020 model year vehicles may be the most important features when selecting a new car. Of course, you will care about the design of the vehicle, gas mileage, and other features. But in 2020, you may find that the vehicle offering the best safety...
by Bettina Altizer | Jun 27, 2019 | Child safety, Safety
A federal lawsuit charges Amazon with children’s privacy compromise through its Alexa devices. Alexa is Amazon’s virtual assistant product. Amazon is being charged with making permanent recordings of children’s voices without their consent or their parents’ consent....
by Bettina Altizer | Jun 13, 2019 | Safety
People ignore summer pet safety and hundreds of dogs and cats die every summer. A lot of other dogs and cats get really sick because their pet parents don’t do all they should to protect them. Mom (Bettina Altizer) is having a really busy week. I go to work with her...
by Bettina Altizer | Jun 6, 2019 | Bicycle Accident, Child safety, Liability, negligence, Personal Injury, Safety, Virginia Law
Can a bicyclist be liable for an accident with another vehicle? Yes, in some cases. In fact, being partially at fault for an accident can mean that you cannot collect damages in a lawsuit in Virginia. It is easy to believe that a vulnerable bicyclist involved in an...
by Bettina Altizer | Jun 4, 2019 | Safety
Tornado safety is a relatively new concern for many of us in Virginia. Tornadoes seem to be occurring in many places where they have not occurred before. They are in urban areas and rural areas, high population areas and sparsely populated areas, in all parts of the...
