Tag Archives: driving

  • News soda v alcohol

    STUDY: Your designated driver might have been drinking

    A new report shows not all designated drivers abstain from drinking.

  • News / W82Text

    Police crack down on texting truckers

    Local police are tageting truckers who pick up their phone while behind the wheel.

  • News / Weather

    How to battle black ice

    AAA Mid-Atlantic is offering tips to drivers on how to prepare for patchy ice on the roads.

  • News AAA Logo

    AAA survey finds people think distracted driving has worsened

    More than two-thirds of Americans say aggressive drivers are a somewhat or much bigger problem today compared with three years ago.

  • News / Politics / W82Text

    Push to stiffen texting while driving penalties

    Virginia last passed significant changes to its code in 2009 aimed at reducing the number of drivers who text while they drive.

  • News cigarettes

    Commission blames cigarettes for increase in organized crime

    Virginia currently has the second lowest cigarette tax in the country.

  • News longcommutes

    Going the distance: study finds longer work commutes on the rise

    More Americans are making marathon commutes to work.

  • News / W82Text TEXTING TEEN CRASH 2

    Texting teen slams into fence, nearly loses his head

    The fence post impaled the windshield, one end coming to a rest just above the steering wheel.

  • News

    Parents can control cell phone use while teens drive

    About half of all teenagers admit to texting while driving, even though most of them know the statistics.

  • News

    Take Caution: National Work Zone Awareness Week in view

    RICHMOND, Va. (WTVR)-  Heavy equipment, flashing road signs, cones, and limited lanes- highway work zones can be tricky to navigate…