To: The Virginia State House, The Virginia State Senate, and Governor Ralph Northam
Virginia: Stop the suffering and update contributory negligence law
Start holding the ones responsible for our traffic accidents responsible instead of letting them walk free while the victims are left to pick up the pieces and try to regain the life they had prior to the accident.
Why is this important?
Many Virginia state residents are affected by drivers that get away with causing accidents merely because a lawyer can prove there MAY have been a fraction of a percentage of fault on the victim. This happened to me when I was rear ended while riding a motorcycle. An inattentive driver hit me from behind and because I wasn't going fast enough even though the truck was speeding, I get nothing more than $15,000 in medical bills, a loss of my mode of transportation, and unpaid time off work. Let's stop this from happening to others and make sure those causing accidents are held accountable. It's time to remove a law that only 3 states have been holding on to and move into a day and age that holds people accountable for paying attention to the machinery they operate. Time to make our roads a safer place or make those that don't want to be safe pay for their negligence.