Washington, DC just rewrote its car insurance rules for the first time in four decades. The new DC car insurance law 2026 is formally the Motor Vehicle Insurance Modernization Amendment Act of 2026. It became law on August 14, 2026 after completing congressional review. The law doubles the minimum liability coverage on every DC policy. It also makes enhanced underinsured
The State Farm dividend is landing in mailboxes and inboxes across the region. State Farm Mutual began paying a one time $5 billion cash dividend in late July 2026. It is the largest payout to customers in the company's 103 year history. For most drivers it is a pleasant surprise and nothing more. But if you have an injury claim
Passing on a two-lane road is one of the most ordinary things a driver does, and also one of the riskiest. On an undivided road there is no median and no extra lane. The only way around a slower car is to cross into the lane for oncoming traffic. Most of the time it works out. When it does not,
A police chase accident in Maryland can end a normal Tuesday in about four seconds. You are crossing an intersection on a green light. A car fleeing police runs the red at eighty miles an hour, or spins out sideways after a PIT maneuver, and it lands in your driver's door. The police report names the fleeing driver. The news
Can you turn right on red in DC? In most cases, yes. Right on red in DC is still legal at many intersections, provided that you stop completely and then yield. However, the rules trip up plenty of drivers, and one careless turn can cause a ticket or a serious crash. Because a 2022 law drew national headlines, many people
The new Maryland out-of-state tag law takes effect on October 1, and it makes keeping another state's plates far riskier. Maryland is adding an enforcement process for vehicles that should be registered here but still display plates from somewhere else. The registration deadline itself is not new. The penalties attached to missing it are. Because our firm handles car accident
If you commute on the George Washington Memorial Parkway, the rules of the road just changed. For nearly a century, the U.S. Park Police were the only officers writing tickets on this federal parkland. That era ended on July 1, 2026. A new Virginia law now lets state and local police enforce traffic laws on the parkway for the first
The Deadliest Roads in Maryland Run Through One County The deadliest roads in Maryland are not spread evenly across the state. They are concentrated in one place: Prince George's County. That is not a slogan or an exaggeration. It is what the state's own highway data shows, and the gap is not close. In 2025, 93 people died in crashes
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