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The Road We Travel

The Road We Travel

by DRIVE SMART Virginia

Non-Profit Tech News Places & Travel

Season 4

Vulnerable Road User Safety, Brandy Brubaker, Virginia DMV

Brandy Brubaker, Director of Virginia's Highway Safety Office, discusses the unique challenges to keeping pedestrians, bicyclists, and other vulnerable road users safe on our roadways.

Speed Cameras vs Post-COVID Baddies (and more)

New Kent County Sheriff Lee Bailey is our guest. We take a look at pre- and post-COVID traffic trends, then talk about New Kent's automated speed limit enforcement campaign.

Missy Cummings, PhD, on Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous Vehicles

A naval officer and aviator from 1988-1999, Mary "Missy" Cummings was one of the U.S. Navy's first female fighter pilots. She is now the director of George Mason University's Autonomy and Robotics Center (MARC) and a professor at George Mason. She recently served as the senior safety advisor to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Dr Cummings received her BS in Mathematics from the U.S. Naval Academy in 1988, her MS in Space Systems Engineering from the Naval Postgraduate School in 1994, and her PhD in Systems Engineering from the University of Virginia in 2004. Image: George Mason University

Sharing the Road with Trucks

Scott Tidwell is our guest. Scott is Team Leader for Sharing the Road with Trucks in the Division of Freight, Transit, & Heavy Vehicle Safety at the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI). He has been with VTTI for over 22 years and has worked on a variety of traffic safety projects as well as driver training, education, and outreach initiatives. He is an expert in commercial motor vehicle entry-level, refresher, and defensive driver training and education with over 18 years evaluating CMV training methodologies and programs to improve driver knowledge, safety, and efficiency. Mr. Tidwell also specializes in commercial vehicle fleet safety with a focus on crash warning systems, driver-vehicle interfaces, ADAS and ADS technology, and commercial vehicle simulation. He has extensive experience across study settings including the Virginia Smart Roads test track, naturalistic driving, field operational testing, and VTTI’s tractor-trailer simulator. He maintains a current Class A commercial driver’s license with tanker, doubles/triples, and passenger endorsements along with a valid DOT medical card. Scott currently leads and manages day-to-day operations of VTTI’s Sharing the Road with Trucks program.

The Christopher King Foundation

Christie King tells us about losing her son to a preventable crash caused by the recklessness of another. She launched a nonprofit in honor of her son, Christopher. The foundation advocates and educates to encourage everyone to buckle-up.

Season 3

Electric Vehicles

Courtney S. Young is the Director of Electrification for Dominion Energy. She talks about the increasing acceptance of EVs in Virginia, why EVs are more efficient and environmentally friendly, and charging options.

Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims

Recorded on location at Hollywood Cemetery in Richmond, Virginia, a media event hosted by DRIVE SMART Virginia in advance of World Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims.

IIHS President David Harkey

Since 1959, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has worked to improve vehicle safety. David Harkey tells us the IIHS is about more than crash test ratings.

Season 2

MileOne Cares

We interview Amanda Kodeck, Chief Giving Officer for MileOne Auto Group. Amanda tells us about the company's efforts fostering traffic safety. MileOne supports the DRIVE SMART Virginia Distracted/Impaired Driving Simulator program.

Season 1

The NTSB: Advocating for Safer Transportation

Nicholas Worrell, Director of Safety Advocacy for the National Transportation Safety Board, talks about the agency's mission and challenges.

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