Drive Smart Virginia Educates Drivers About Distracted Driving

Drive Smart Virginia is an organization that partners with businesses to educate the public about various dangerous driving habits in an effort to improve the safety of our roads. One of their current campaigns focuses on the dangers of distracted driving which according to a study conducted by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute [...]

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National Teen Driver Safety Week – Virginia Teen Driving Restrictions

Since car accidents are the leading cause of death for teenagers, it is important to teach teenage drivers how to operate a car responsibly. In an effort to help parents educate their teenage drivers on safe driving practices, Congress designated the third week of October as National Teen Driver Safety Week.

Virginia takes teen driver [...]

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JITTERBUG Cell Phone Recall Notice – fail to call 911

On May 22, 2009, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a recall alert along with Jitterbug’s and Samsung’s, the manufacturer of the Jitterbug cell phone, issuance of a voluntary safety recall notice indicating that 160,000 of the Jitterbug cell phones that were sold between March 2008 and May 2009 may not be [...]

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