News: January 2009

January 30, 2009

Stricter seat belt rules advance in Va. Senate

Ice a factor in 3 Virginia highway deaths

Unbelted Brookville High student dies in weather-related crash in Bedford County

January 29, 2009

ON THE MARK: Driving under the influence of a cell phone

Study: Danville safer than county

January 28, 2009

UVA Study Reveals the Dangers of Rural Travel in Virginia

January 27, 2009

Safety belt turns 50 years old

Heads Up: Cell Phones Add to Risk When Crossing Street, Study Shows

January 26, 2009

A Tragic Car Crash Epidemic Kills Over 3000 People in Just One Day Worldwide

Bumpass man dies after being ejected from bed of pickup truck

Strengthen seat-belt law

Seat Belts With Air Bags Reduce Spine Fractures in Car Crashes

Montana Bill would ban cell phones while driving

Utahns say they favor phone ban for drivers

January 23, 2009

NHTSA: Summer, weekends are most dangerous for roads

Cell-phone driving restriction advances in Va. Senate

January 22, 2009

Cell Phones to Blame for Half Million Injuries a Year

Car Accident Prevention Easy to Practice

January 21, 2009

4 Children Seriously Injured When Ejected in Pickup Rollover on I-5

January 16, 2009

Later School Start Time Linked to Fewer Teen Car Crashes

January 13, 2009

VA, DOT, DOD Steer Vets toward Safe Driving

January 12, 2009

Nationwide Cell Phone Ban for Drivers Urged by National Safety Council

Unbuckled Teenager killed in head-on crash with ambulance in Floyd County

January 09, 2009

Unbuckled teen passenger killed, three teens injured in Prince William crash

CA Hands-Free Cell Phone Law Reducing Number of Drivers Using Device in Vehicle, According to Study

January 08, 2009

Two die on Virginia highways One unbelted and ejected

BillBanning Calls & Texting While Driving Going Before General Assembly

January 07, 2009

Beach police identify N.C. man killed in Monday crash. Unbelted victim was ejected from vehicle

Friends mourn pair killed in I-64 crash in Norfolk

Amelia teen killed in Prince Edward crash

January 06, 2009

VIRGINIA STATE POLICE Traffic Fatalities Drop for 1st Time in 16 Years

Low Traffic Death Rate for New Year’s in Virginia

January 05, 2009

Virginia ends 2008 with record-low traffic fatalities

VA Traffic Fatalities Could be Lowest in 40 Years

Collision Claims Whitewood Man

Botetourt County teenager killed in crash

Va traffic deaths down sharply in ‘08

Fatal Crash In The Franconia Area fills 21 year old man. No seat belt, Speed and Alcohol factors

State officials: Drivers in Virginia traffic being more careful

Unrestrained 21 year old man dies in collision

Distracted driving has high cost

Survey: Parents Of Teen Drivers Ignore Road Safety

‘Night-time driving can be deadly’

Virginia State Police ID Christmas Motorcycle Fatality

Fourth Kentucky Teen Laid To Rest In Fatal Chase

4 Texas Teens Killed in Pickup Truck Accident