• Vulnerable Road User Safety, Brandy Brubaker, Virginia DMV
    May 18 2026

    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.

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    22 mins
  • Speed Cameras vs Post-COVID Baddies (and more)
    Nov 18 2025

    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.

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    32 mins
  • Missy Cummings, PhD, on Artificial Intelligence & Autonomous Vehicles
    Oct 14 2025

    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

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    23 mins
  • Sharing the Road with Trucks
    Sep 11 2025

    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.

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    23 mins
  • The Christopher King Foundation
    Apr 21 2025

    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.

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    20 mins
  • Electric Vehicles
    Jan 3 2025

    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.

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    18 mins
  • Remembrance Day for Road Traffic Victims
    Nov 15 2024

    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.

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    21 mins
  • IIHS President David Harkey
    Aug 22 2024

    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.

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    45 mins