Last month’s Toys for Tots Santa’s Workshop 5K on the Manassas, Virginia campus of the Northern Virginia Community College raised twice as many toys for the United States Marines to give out for the holiday season compared to the year before. The Bristow TRI & Swim (BRATS) race crew did an excellent job on an…
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There is a lot to be thankful for in 2015! Please enjoy safe and happy holidays and a wonderful new year! From all of us at Abrams Landau, Ltd.!
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A collapsible bike is a good thing — as long as it is supposed to be foldable! However, if a bike is collapsed or folded up as the result of a crash with a truck or car, it is usually not a good thing at all. A question we often hear from our injured cyclist…
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UPDATE December 11, 2015: Now that hoverboards have been known to spontaneously burst into flames — and have even been banned by airlines — their popularity will surely be impacted. It seems their questionable safety goes well beyond the danger they pose to pedestrians and mall walkers as we discussed in this post less than…
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While nearly every worker who comes before the DC Workers’ Compensation Board would not be able to avail themselves of the DC Bike Share program, some might decide this is an economical, environmentally friendly, and fun way to get to the Wisconsin Avenue hearing location on good weather days. Doug Landau tried a case earlier…
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Following portions of the 2000 Sydney Olympic Marathon course, Melissa and Doug Landau participated in the Summer Starter 10km road race. Several thousands of runners took advantage of the special express trains from Downtown Sydney to race around the Olympic venues on a picture perfect day in New South Wales. This was Doug Landau’s third…
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Finding out about a run and swim (“biathlon”) race that was to take place the evening of his arrival in Sydney, Virginia lawyer Doug Landau jumped at the chance to compete against an international field of Multisport athletes. Starting with a “rolling” 4km run through the city’s scenic Botanical Gardens and then followed by a 300m…
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After seeing several crashes on the bicycle course during the preview rides for the ITU World Championships last month, bike crash lawyer Doug Landau noted the headline, “Cyclist Dies in Collision.” Apparently a female cyclist was killed in a crash with a truck. The middle-aged biker was wearing headphones, so police were investigating whether or…
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New bike safety laws implemented this week in the wake of two cycling fatalities in the last fortnight are causing controversy, reports Doug Landau from Australia. The new requirement means that cars and trucks must keep a certain distance when overtaking these non-motorized vehicles. The distance is set at a minimum of one metre (a…
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Athletes competing at anniversary park took advantage of the shallow water to walk large portions of the half-mile swim course. Some may have swum just a small fraction of the brackish water half mile swim. As Doug Landau had already opted to wear his legal wetsuit, he swam nearly all of the first leg of…
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