Yesterday, all sixth graders at Hutchison Elementary School learned about using their heads, protecting their brains and then received complimentary bicycle helmets. With the “hands on” help of Dr. Paul Aravich from Eastern Virginia Medical School, Fairfax County Police Officers, and bike safety lawyer Doug Landau of the Herndon law firm Abrams Landau, the students…
Continue readingBetween gas prices being too high, cities funding bicycle lanes, and finding time to exercise; commuting via bicycle is looking better everyday. Unfortunately for the fashionistas out there something which looks good doesn’t always “look”. Many would-be cyclist are shying away from the idea because of hat-hair concerns or helmets clashing with outfits. Now they…
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Road rage, rude drivers, people in a hurry in the DC metro area have exposed all of us to unsafe actions on local roads and Interstate Highways in Virginia, Maryland and the District of Columbia. The helmet camera recording of a truck driver riding a biker off the road and then driving off should give…
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On September 13 Weehoo announced a recall of one of its products, an attachable children’s seat for a bicycle called the “Weehoo iGo Bicycle Pedal Trailers”. Fortunately, there have been no major injures and any owner of the product can contact the manufacture (800-538-6950 or Weehoo’s Website)for the repair piece, but please discontinue use immediately.…
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Virginia wine sales are up to an all-time high, according to recent press accounts. Virginia is home to nearly 200 wineries, the fifth largest number in the United States. While the Commonwealth of Virginia collected almost $1.8 million in wine liter tax revenue this year, up from $1.6 million in 2010, Herndon lawyer Doug Landau…
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