{"id":3649,"date":"2013-02-20T06:10:35","date_gmt":"2013-02-20T06:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?p=3649"},"modified":"2013-02-20T06:10:35","modified_gmt":"2013-02-20T06:10:35","slug":"distracted-drivers-a-danger-on-the-roads","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/20\/distracted-drivers-a-danger-on-the-roads\/","title":{"rendered":"Distracted Drivers a Danger on the Roads"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_3725\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-3725\" style=\"width: 225px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/?attachment_id=3725\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3725\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-3725\" title=\"&quot;Distracted Driving&quot;, texting while driving and instant messaging while driving have lead to injuries to runners, bikers and pedestrians lawfully in the roadway.\" src=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/IMG_2055-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"&quot;Distracted Driving&quot;, texting while driving and instant messaging while driving have lead to injuries to runners, bikers and pedestrians lawfully in the roadway.\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/IMG_2055-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2013\/02\/IMG_2055-768x1024.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-3725\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">&#8220;Distracted Driving&#8221;, texting while driving and instant messaging while driving have lead to injuries to runners, bikers and pedestrians lawfully in the roadway.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Distracted drivers are a danger.\u00a0 No one would argue that point.\u00a0 Athletes who train on or near our roadways are particularly vulnerable to a driver who takes his or her eyes off the road, even for a few seconds.<\/p>\n<p>This moving <a title=\"Just a Few Seconds\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZaOrI2lnw6w&amp;feature=youtu.be\" target=\"_blank\">video <\/a>shows just how much one driver&#8217;s brief distraction can impact so many lives.<\/p>\n<p>Herndon injury lawyer Doug Landau enjoys biking and running on trails and roadways and wants to feel safe when doing so.\u00a0 &#8220;We as a society must do all we can to put an end to distracted driving,&#8221; says Doug, &#8220;for everyone&#8217;s sake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>If you or someone you know has been injured by the actions of a distracted driver, and there are questions as to what laws apply,<a title=\"email front desk\" href=\"https:\/\/www.landaulawshop.com\/contact.asp\" target=\"_blank\"> email<\/a> or call Abrams Landau, Ltd. at once (703-796-9555).<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Distracted drivers are a danger.\u00a0 No one would argue that point.\u00a0 Athletes who train on or near our roadways are particularly vulnerable to a driver who takes his or her eyes off the road, even for a few seconds. This moving video shows just how much one driver&#8217;s brief distraction can impact so many lives.&hellip;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/20\/distracted-drivers-a-danger-on-the-roads\/\" title=\"Continue reading &lsquo;Distracted Drivers a Danger on the Roads&rsquo;\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[107,121,910,1040,1257,1585,1795,1798,1840,1884,2126,2133,2135,2149,2533,2535,2536,2606,2612,2613,2630,2640,2909,3885,3928,4298,4485,5058,5358,5507,5798],"class_list":["post-3649","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-cases","tag-abrams-landau-ltd","tag-accidents","tag-bike-crash-injury","tag-biker-hit-by-car","tag-car-bike-accident","tag-cyclist-hit-by-car","tag-distracted-driving","tag-distracted-unsafe-driving","tag-doug-landau","tag-driving-while-distracted","tag-fatal-accident","tag-fatal-bike-accident","tag-fatal-bike-crash","tag-fatal-injury","tag-herndon-bicycle-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-herndon-bike-accident-attorney","tag-herndon-bike-accident-lawyer","tag-herndon-law-firm","tag-herndon-lawyer","tag-herndon-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-herndon-reston-area-injury-lawyer","tag-herndon-reston-crash-injury-law","tag-injured-athletes-lawyer-doug-landau-of-herndon","tag-pedestrian-hit-by-car","tag-personal-injury-attorney","tag-reston-crash-injury-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-runner-hit-by-car","tag-texting-while-driving","tag-unsafe-distracted-driving-in-virginia","tag-virginia-injury-lawyer-doug-landau","tag-wrongful-death"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v26.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Distracted Drivers a Danger on the Roads - Sports Injury Law<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/landauinjurylaw.com\/theathleteslawyer\/2013\/02\/20\/distracted-drivers-a-danger-on-the-roads\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Distracted Drivers a Danger on the Roads - Sports Injury Law\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Distracted drivers are a danger.\u00a0 No one would argue that point.\u00a0 Athletes who train on or near our roadways are particularly vulnerable to a driver who takes his or her eyes off the road, even for a few seconds. 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