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- New Jersey Town Moves to Ban Texting – While Walking!
- Fairfax County Man Leaps Into Traffic After Rush Hour Accident on I-66
- Juvenile Charged with Reckless Driving and Involuntary Manslaughter Charges in Death of Classmate
- Obi Wan Kenobi Faces Hit and Run Charge
- New GLF Website Focused on Fairfax Criminal Defense Attorney, Carlos Wall
- Herndon Man Arrested After Punching Virginia Police Officer, Stealing Patrol Car
- Elderly Santa Fe Man Shoots Up City’s Speed Enforcement Vehicle
- You Don’t Have to be a Physicist to Beat a Traffic Ticket, But it Helps
- Virginia DMV Issues Warning Against Unlikely Villain: Flip Flops
- Councilwoman, Karen Toles Will fight Her Reckless Driving Ticket in Court
Archive for February, 2012
For Road Safety, Do Warnings Work Better Than Tickets?
February 29, 2012Indeed they do according to traffic expert, Tom Vanderbilt. Vanderbilt writes a regular column at Slate.com and, stemming from recent changes in police traffic enforcement in New York City he dropped by the New York Times Opinion Pages this week to share a personal experience that reflects research data about driver behavior: “…there is evidence… Read More »
Pedestrian Struck in Vienna, Driver Faces Reckless Driving Charge
February 15, 2012A man jogging along Yeonas Drive in Vienna, Virginia was hit and dragged 25 feet by the vehicle. Although he sustained a variety of injuries to his lower body, the pedestrian is expected to recover fully. He was taken to a local hospital and released. The driver of the vehicle was charged with reckless driving…. Read More »
Unsecured Toddler Thrown from Vehicle in Accident on Virginia Route 134, Father to Face Charges
February 15, 201235 year-old Michael Sawyer is accused of running a red light at the intersection of Hampton Highway and Yorktown Road in Newport News, Virginia causing a multi-vehicle accident. Sadly, the worst victims of the accident were Sawyers’s own children. His two year-old, who had been riding in Sawyer’s 2001 Chevy Malibu without a car seat,… Read More »
Attempt to Apprehend Virginia Fugitive Suspect Almost Turns Deadly
February 14, 2012Staunton authorities received a tip on the location of wanted man, Clinton Tribble of Hite Road in August County. Two investigators headed to the location in question and spotted Tribble’s Chevrolet S-10 pick-up on Old Greenville Road. The officers attempted a traffic stop but Tribble fled, kicking off a four-mile chase. In the course of the pursuit,… Read More »
Speeding Video Has Arizona Authorities Steaming, Man Films Himself Driving Bugatti at Over 200 MPH
February 13, 2012A video shot back in 2009 that has recently been making the rounds on YourTube has authorities in Arizona upset. The video depicts a $2 million Buggatti Veyron luxury car being driven at high speeds out on the open road near the Mexican border. How fast? The author of the YouTube clip claims that the… Read More »
Speed Traps in Fairfax County
February 13, 2012According to the National Motorists Association, there are speed traps all over the United States. We have compiled a list of some speed traps in Fairfax County. Along the Dulles Toll Road, you can find many county and airport police officers. They tend to hide behind the jersey barriers along the access highway and at… Read More »
British Research Indicates Marijuana Use Nearly Doubles Accident Risk
February 10, 2012A review of nine studies published in a British medical journal has focused attention on the relationship between marijuana use and traffic accidents has suggested that use of the drug greatly increases the risk of a potential accident. A few interesting observations from the study: Among impaired drivers, fatally injured drivers, and motor vehicle crash… Read More »
Texting While Driving Likely to Become a Primary Offense in Virginia
February 9, 2012A bill that would make texting or email while driving a primary offense has passed the Virginia Senate and seems on the fast track to full passage by the Virginia legislature. Currently texting is a secondary offense in Virginia – something you can only be ticketed for when pulled over for some other infraction. The Senate… Read More »
The Fine Isn’t All You’ll Pay With a Virginia Speeding Ticket
February 7, 2012You might be surprised to discover that in addition to the $6/mile fine for each mile over the posted limit you’ll pay for a Virginia speeding ticket you’ll also face a hefty administrative fee that can make an expensive ticket even more painful. Those fees can stack up to more than $60. In this day and… Read More »
Disputing a Speeding Ticket With Style
February 6, 2012Via the wonderful Letters of Note: When Auckland resident Justin Lee received this speeding ticket back in 2004, he noticed a typo: according to said notice, the infringement in question had taken place 30 years beforehand, in 1974. To elaborate any further would ruin the story, so I’ll just let you read the highly enjoyable letter written… Read More »