As the weather warms up, motorcycle riding season is kicking into full gear. In honor of Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) would like to offer some tips and things to consider to keep riders safe on the road: Ride within your ability. You’re excited to get on your bike. How… Continue Reading Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month

In 2018 and 2019, pediatric vehicular heatstroke was the leading cause of nontraffic child fatalities in the United States, according to the safety organization Kids and Cars. The Virginia Tech Transportation Institute (VTTI) has released new research about technologies that are designed to prevent child hot-car deaths.   In a previous study, researchers Eric and Laurel Glenn and Luke Neurauter evaluated the common circumstances that can lead to child… Continue Reading Preventing child hot-car deaths through technology

Michelle Chaka, Director of the Division of Data & Analytics, is the recipient of the Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) International 2021 J. Cordell Breed Award for Women Leaders. Established in 1999 by the SAE Women Engineers Committee, the J. Cordell Breed Award for Women Leaders is designed to recognize women active in all sectors… Continue Reading Researcher receives industry award for women leaders in engineering