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

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.