As of January 1, 2021, Virginia law will prohibit driving while holding a cellphone. But what does that really mean for the Commonwealth's drivers? How will this law affect you? RVA Mag breaks it down. A law prohibiting handheld cellphone use while driving a motor...
Straight Pride Group Launches Attacks on Companies Refusing to Sponsor Its Offensive Parade
The companies, listed on the group's website as "potential sponsors," are demanding to have their logos removed. And the "straight pride parade" people are very upset about it. An organization insisting that straight people represent an oppressed and marginalized...
Light Up For Safety: Lyft Brings Amp To Richmond
This summer, Lyft — the fastest growing ridesharing service in the US — began the Richmond-area rollout of Amp, a device designed to make rides safer and more personalized. Amp is a pill-shaped device that sits on Lyft drivers’ dashboards, its front- and back-facing...
Taxi companies fire back at Uber with app of their own
Local established taxi companies have fired back at Uber and Lyft with their own new rideshare program, meet N-Route, the app hoping to get you to use a local cab again. Local established taxi companies have fired back at Uber and Lyft with their own new rideshare...
Uber, Lyft now (actually) legal in Virgnia
RICHMOND – After a yearlong ban, Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-sharing services soon will have a law allowing them to operate legally in Virginia. RICHMOND – After a yearlong ban, Uber, Lyft and other app-based ride-sharing services soon will have a law allowing...
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