E-scooters return to Virginia Tech providing opportunities for research, alternative transportation

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research 1:11 E-scooters return to Virginia Tech providing opportunities for research, alternative transportation

By:

Meghan Marsh

15 Aug 2021 703

E-scooters will soon reappear on Virginia Tech’s Blacksburg campus as a continuation of a naturalistic driving study led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and Ford-owned micromobility company Spin. The research study, launched originally in fall 2019 and paused in March 2020 due to COVID-19, records and analyzes trends in e-scooter rider behavior, interactions with other road users, and other valuable safety data.

Additional information around the study, operations, and safety can be found at parking.vt.edu/alternative/scooters.

200 e-scooters will return to Virginia Tech's Blacksburg campus to continue a naturalistic driving study led by the Virginia Tech Transportation Institute and the Ford-owned micromobility company, Spin. The research study, launched originally in fall 2019 and paused in March 2020 due to COVID-19, records and analyzes trends, e-scooter rider behavior, interactions with other road users, and other valuable safety data. In alignment with the Climate Action Commitment, Virginia Tech is committed to reducing transportation-related greenhouse gas emissions by 40%. E-scooters, along with e-bikes, buses, and more, are helping the university towards this goal. Safety is a essential when riding e-scooters. Features like hand brakes, an in-app safety quiz, and new safety content will help ensure safe riding. Additional information around the study, operations, and safety can be found at parking.vt.edu/alternative/scooters