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Car Accidents & Injuries
- Car accident alert: is your infant safe?
- The Top 5 Causes of Virginia Traffic Accidents
- How is Virginia’s transportation budget battle going to affect you?
- Motorcyclist pays the ultimate price on the GW Parkway
- Do laws banning cell phone use while driving really work?
- The US Government decides to further investigate Jeep Liberty defect
- Rollover risks – how safe is your SUV?
- Car Accident Deaths Increase Starting At Age 12
- New car seat rating system launched
- So long, abusive driving fees!
Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Is your life at risk from a medically unfit driver?
- Distracted Tractor-Trailer Driver Takes Two Lives
Drunk Driving Accidents
- Getting high-risk drunk drivers off the road
- Back road drunks – beware!
- Two drunk drivers slam into construction equipment, kill worker
Motorcycle Accidents
Insurance Claim Denials
Virginia Workers Compensation
General
- New Virginia DUI Law Takes Effect January 1, 2008
- Mandatory arbitration – good for business, bad for you
- Is your car watching you?
- Have you talked to your teenage driver about auto safety?
Firm News
- Virginia State Police Trooper Continues to Recover From Drunk Driving Accident
- Drivers With Prior DWI Convictions Pose Greatest Risk of Fatal Crashes
- Woman Dies In Weekend Motorcycle Crash
- U.S. Transportation Secretary Announces Nationwide Initiative to Check Child Safety Seats
- Virginia Abduction, Robbery Ends in Fatal Car Crash
- Culpeper auto accident takes life of teen
- Trooper witnesses Thursday morning crash in Culpeper
- Culpeper girl, 6, drowns in Strasburg
- Man pleads to DUI manslaughter
- Fix at Deadly Culpeper Intersection to be Delayed
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Car Accidents & Injuries
- Focus on Infants: Is Your Child Passenger Safe?
- The Top 5 Causes of Traffic Accidents by Age Group
- Traffic Accident Reduction – do you C.A.R.E?
Tractor Trailer Accidents
- Are Medically Unfit Bus and Truck Drivers Endangering Your Life?
- The Deadly Facts about Tractor Trailer Accidents
- What Makes Tractor Trailer Accidents Unique?
Drunk Driving Accidents
- The Problem of High-Risk Drunk Drivers in Fatal Crashes
- How Would Lowering the Drinking Age Affect Teen Drivers?
- Virginia to Crack Down on Drunk Driving
Uninsured Motorist Claims
Motorcycle Accidents
- Are Gas Prices Affecting Motorcycle Safety?
- Are Motorcycles Getting Deadlier?
- Motorcyclists – How to Protect Yourself on the Road
Insurance Claim Denials
- Help! My Insurance Claim was Denied!
- Are You Really in Good Hands with Allstate?
- Deny, Delay, Defend! Why You Can’t Trust Your Insurance Company
Construction Accidents & Injuries
Virginia Workers Compensation
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Virginia State Police Say: Buckle Up!
This month Virginia State Police officers presented a Virginia couple with a certificate and a salute of praise for buckling up – an act that probably saved their lives. In March, the couple was involved in a serious accident that could have killed them both, had they not been wearing their seatbelts. The accident investigator was quoted as saying, “we’re talking a T-bone collision at 55 miles per hour. Wearing seat belts kept them from getting seriously injured or killed.”
The presentation was part of Virginia’s current “Click It or Ticket” program, going on right now in an effort to educate motorists about the importance of buckling up, and enforce the message with fines and warnings. In Virginia, 43% of last year’s auto accident fatality victims were not wearing seatbelts, and this is a statistic that both federal and state officials want to do something about.
Click It or Ticket for Safety
Every year the NHTSA sponsors the “Click It or Ticket” (CIOT) program in an effort to spread the word to American motorists that not only are seatbelts mandatory, but they save lives. CIOT is one of NHTSA’s most important programs, and has recently attempted to focus on high-risk groups like males age 18 to 34, teenagers, and night-time drivers – all of whom are less likely to buckle up when they get in their vehicles
Research has revealed that the use of lap and shoulder seat belts reduces the risk of fatal injury to front-seat passenger car occupants by 45 percent and the risk of moderate-to-critical injury by 50 percent. The statistics are even better for light-truck occupants, as they can reduce their risk of fatal injury by 60 percent and moderate-to-critical injury by 65 percent just by wearing their seatbelt. These compelling statistics are why occupant safety programs like Click It or Ticket are so important to law enforcement officials.
Who Isn’t Wearing Their Seatbelt?
A recent report on traffic safety facts by NHTSA revealed the following information about what kind of vehicle occupants are neglecting to wear their seatbelts, and when. Across the board, the number and percentage of unrestrained vehicular deaths were much higher during nighttime. In addition:
- 55% of those age 16 and older killed in traffic accidents were unrestrained
- 64% of those killed at night were unrestrained, compared to 46% during the day
- The highest percentage of unrestrained fatalities was 71%, which occurred from midnight to 3am
- There were more deaths among unrestrained younger drivers and passengers, especially at night
- Nearly 70% of occupant fatalities aged 16 to 34 were unrestrained during nighttime travel
- About 70 percent of male nighttime fatalities were unrestrained, much higher than the number of unrestrained female fatalities
- More than 75% of pickup truck occupants were killed while not wearing seatbelts during nighttime travel
Remember the lesson of the Virginia couple whose lives were saved because they took the time to put on their seatbelts. You won’t get a thank you or award from the State Police each time you put on your seatbelt, but buckling up every time you get into a car – no matter if you are the driver or a passenger – is the best way to stay safe on our roadways.
If, despite everything you to do keep you and your family safe, you are involved in a serious auto accident, then we can help. Please contact the law offices of Dulaney, Lauer & Thomas today and let us work with you for the compensation that you deserve.
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98 Alexandria Pike
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Warrenton, VA 20186
Phone: 888-907-2631
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THOMAS, LLP
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98 Alexandria Pike
Suite 11
Warrenton, VA 20186
Toll Free: 888.907.2631
Local: 540.349.2631
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209 N. West Street
Culpeper, VA 22701
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