by Bettina Altizer | Apr 25, 2019 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Liability, Safety
What happens if you are wearing flip-flops while driving in Virginia? Are you liable in an auto accident if you are wearing flip-flops? Is it safe to wear flip-flops when driving an automobile or other motor vehicle? These are common questions as summer approaches....
by Bettina Altizer | Apr 17, 2019 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Bicycle Accident, Motorcycle Wrecks, Trucking Accident, Uncategorized
Weather plays a role in many vehicle crashes. The cause and nature of the crash would be easier to understand if we knew what the weather conditions were at a particular time in a particular place. Proving the role of weather in crashes (auto, truck, motorcycle,...
by Bettina Altizer | Nov 15, 2018 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Brain Injury, Distracted Driving, Pedestrian Involved Accident, Traumatic Brain Injury
In a Virginia auto accident case settled recently, a city employee talking with her daughter on the cell phone while turning a corner hit a man in a crosswalk. The beginning of the holiday shopping season warrants a reminder to all Virginians that using a cell phone...
by Bettina Altizer | Oct 25, 2018 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Distracted Driving, Safety, Teen Drivers
Teen driver safety week in 2018 is October 21 – 27. The observation is intended to encourage teens, parents, and safety professionals to think about effective new efforts to make teen/young drivers safer on our roads. A recent study conducted by Allstate uncovered...
by Bettina Altizer | Sep 12, 2018 | Auto accident, Automobile Collision, Distracted Driving, Teen Drivers
Teen risky driving behavior is a perennial problem. We have not yet identified a way to help them understand the risks or the damage that could result. Parents, teachers, and the legal system have been struggling to find an effective intervention for risky driving...