DRIVE SMART Virginia is excited to announce that the 9th Annual Distracted Driving Summit will be held on August 18-19, 2022 at the Hilton Norfolk The Main. There was a great response to the hybrid Summit last year. The Summit will offer both in-person and virtual options for attendees this year as well. Drive Safe Hampton Roads is…
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DMV Seeks Participants for New Highway Safety Campaign
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Date: January 10, 2022 Contact: Jessica Cowardin (804) 367-6834 jessica.cowardin@dmv.virginia.gov DMV Seeks Participants for New Highway Safety Campaign Effort Aims to Inspire Safer Driving Behaviors and Save Lives on Virginia Roadways RICHMOND - The Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) seeks Virginians willing to share their stories for a new highway safety…
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Latest Study Strengthens Argument for Abs on Motorcycles
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia USA, reprinted with permission. Nearly a decade after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first called for a federal mandate requiring street-legal motorcycles to be equipped with antilock braking systems (ABS), the data continue to pile up in favor of this lifesaving technology. Examining fatal crash rates for…
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Largest Study of Its Kind Strengthens Argument for Motorcycle ABS
Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Arlington, Virginia USA, reprinted with permission. Nearly a decade after the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety first called for a federal mandate requiring street-legal motorcycles to be equipped with antilock braking systems (ABS), the data continue to pile up in favor of this lifesaving technology. Examining fatal crash rates for…
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