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Cheryl W. Lynn

Associate Principal Research Scientist

Traffic safety
Driver behavior
Applied statistics
Survey research and questionnaire development

Education:

M.A., Educational Psychology, University of Virginia
B.A., Psychology, University of Virginia

Memberships:

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society
American Statistical Association

Awards:

Horizon Award for Outstanding Productivity and Achivement, VTRC, 2001

Current Projects

Reports

The Use of Safety Restraint Systems in Virginia by Occupants Under 16 Years of Age: The 1999 Survey Results
Report No: 01-TAR6
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The 2001 Update
Report No: 02-TAR4
Urban Safety Restraint Use by Occupants Under 16 years of Age in Virginia: The 2001 Survey Results
Report No: 02-TAR7
Passenger Vehicle Crashes into Stationary Large Trucks: Incidence and Possible Countermeasures
Report No: 03-CR17
Reducing Fog-Related Crashes on the Afton and Fancy Gap Mountain Sections of I-64 and I-77 in Virginia
Report No: 03-CR2
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The 2002 Update
Report No: 03-TAR1
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The December 2002 Update
Report No: 03-TAR4
Urban Safety Restraint Use by Infants and Children Under 16 years of Age in Virginia: The 2002 Survey Results
Report No: 04-R1
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The December 2003 Update
Report No: 04-R15
Urban Safety Restraint Use by Infants and Children under 16 Years of Age in Virginia: The 2003 Survey Results
Report No: 04-R23
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2003 Update
Report No: 04-R8
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2004 Update
Report No: 05-R13
Urban Safety Restraint Use by Infants, Preschoolers, and Older Children in Virginia: The 2004 Survey Results
Report No: 05-R27
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2005 Update
Report No: 06-R4
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2006 Update
Report No: 07-R9
Safe Travel for Virginia's Non-motorized Road Users: A Comprehensive Review of Pedestrian and Bicycle Laws in Virginia and the United States
Report No: 08-R5
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2007 Update
Report No: 08-R6
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: The Summer 2008 Update
Report No: 09-R7
Recidivism Rates as a Measure of the Effectiveness of the Rehabilitation and Treatment Countermeasure of the Fairfax, Virginia, ASAP, 1972
Report No: 73-R14
Seat Belts: Their Use Among Drivers Killed in Fatal Crashes in Virginia
Report No: 73-R38
An Analysis of Problem Drinker Diagnosis and Referral Within the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project, 1972
Report No: 73-R44
An Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the Rehabilitation Countermeasure of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project, 1973: Final Report
Report No: 75-R17
The Safety Aspects of Chopper Motorcycles: A Literature Survey in Response to HJR #90
Report No: 75-R18
An Analysis of the Alcohol Curriculum Used in the Driver Education Program of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project
Report No: 75-R2
Characteristics and Effectiveness of the Driver Improvement Schools Within the Fairfax ASAP, 1973
Report No: 75-R9
Diagnosis, Referral, and Rehabilitation Within the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project, 1974
Report No: 76-R26
Psychological and Sociodemographic Characteristics of Accident Involved Drivers: A Survey of the Literature
Report No: 76-R49
Trends in Public Information Within the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project, 1975
Report No: 76-R60
Trends in Drinking-Driving at Night: A Comparison of the First Five Roadside Surveys of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project: Final Report
Report No: 77-R1
Drinking-Driving Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior: An Analysis of the First Two Telephone Surveys of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project
Report No: 77-R2
An Evaluation of the Movement of 14-foot Wide Manufactured Housing Units in Virginia: A Report to the Governor and General Assembly of Virginia
Report No: 77-R28
Effects of the Energy Crisis on Traffic Crashes in Virginia: Final Report
Report No: 77-R34
Drinking-Driving Attitudes, Knowledge and Behavior: An Analysis of the First Four Telephone Surveys of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project
Report No: 77-R52
Trends in Public Information Within the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project, 1976
Report No: 77-R54
An Analysis of Ultimate Performance Measures to Determine Total Project Impact of the Fairfax Alcohol Safety Action Project: Progress Report No. 5, January 1, 1976 to December 31, 1976
Report No: 77-R59
The Effectiveness of Workshops on Management Evaluation of Traffic Safety Programs
Report No: 77-R61
Repeal and Modification of Mandatory Motorcycle Helmet Legislation: A Review of Available Information: Final Report
Report No: 78-R30
Highway Safety Attitudes of Virginians: Results of the 1977 Highway Safety Public Opinion Poll, Final Report
Report No: 78-R46
An Evaluation of the Increase in Traffic Fatalities in Virginia in 1977
Report No: 79-R10
Attitudes of Virginians Toward Transportation Safety: Results of the 1978 Transportation Safety Opinion Poll: Final Report
Report No: 79-R51
Truck Safety Regulation, Inspection, and Enforcement in Virginia: A Report
Report No: 80-R19
A System Review of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program: Executive Summary
Report No: 80-R28
A System Review of the Virginia Alcohol Safety Action Program
Report No: 80-R29
Speed Limits for Overwidth Vehicles on Virginia Highways
Report No: 81-R17
The Effects of Lowering the Legal Drinking Age in Virginia: Final Report
Report No: 81-R31
An Evaluation of the Short-term Effects of the Virginia Driver Improvement Program: Interim Report
Report No: 81-R46
An Evaluation of the Impact of the Virginia Driver Improvement Program on Negligent Driving: 12-Month Report: Interim Report
Report No: 82-R43
A Case Study of Experimental Passing Zones on Route 8 in Patrick County
Report No: 82-R51
The Effects of Raising and Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age, January 1983: Update
Report No: 83-R25
An Introductory Handbook for State Task Forces to Combat Drunk Driving
Report No: 83-R27
An Evaluation of the Impact of the Virginia Driver Improvement Program on Negligent Driving: 24 Month Report; Final Report
Report No: 83-R6
The Effects of Raising and Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in Virginia
Report No: 84-R34
The Effects of Raising and Lowering the Minimum Legal Drinking Age in Virginia, December 1984: Update
Report No: 85-R20
An Evaluation of Thirteen Local Selective Enforcement Projects Designed to Reduce Drunken Driving in Virginia
Report No: 86-R14
Improving Communications Within the Virginia Department of Transportation: Executive Summary: A Report to Assistant Commissioner Albert W. Coates, Jr. and the Employee Communications Task Force
Report No: 87-R11
Improving Communications within the Virginia Department of Transportation: Final Report: A Report to Assistant Commissioner Albert W. Coates, Jr. and the Employee Communications Task Force
Report No: 87-R12
An Investigation of Issues Related to Raising the Rural Interstate Speed Limit in Virginia
Report No: 88-R17
The Development of a Contract Quality Assurance Program Within the Virginia Department of Highways
Report No: 89-R18
Status Report on the Effects of the 65 mph Speed Limit on Virginia's Rural Interstate Highway System: Submitted to the Secretary of Transportation and Public Safety from the Secretarial Task Force on Interstate Highway Speed Limits
Report No: 89-SPR2
The Impact of the 65 mph Speed Limit on Virginia's Rural Interstate Highways Through 1989
Report No: 90-R15
Optimal Speed Limits for School Buses on Virginia Highways: A Report to Virginia's Superintendent of Public Instruction
Report No: 90-R9
A Survey of Driver Improvement Programs in the Fifty States: Final Report
Report No: 91-R4
The Impact of the 65 MPH Speed Limit on Virginia's Rural Interstate Highways Through 1990
Report No: 92-R12
A Study of the Feasibility of Using Photo-radar for Traffic Speed Enforcement in Virginia
Report No: 93-R19
Capital Beltway Photo-radar Demonstration Project: Site Visit Report
Report No: 93-R22
Automated Speed Enforcement Pilot Project for the Capital Beltway: Feasibility of Photo-radar
Report No: 93-R6
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: Results of the 1992 Survey to Qualify for Incentive Funds Under ISTEA, Section 153
Report No: 93-TAR4
An Investigation of the Effectiveness of the Virginia Habitual Offender Act: A Study Conducted by the Virginia Transportation Research Council for the Advisory Committee to the Commission on VASAP: Final Report
Report No: 94-R11
The Effects of Motor Vehicle Window Tinting on Traffic Safety and Enforcement: Final Report: A Report to the Governor and General Assembly in response to Senate Joint Resolution 293, 1993 Session
Report No: 94-R141
Safety Belt and Motorcycle Helmet Use in Virginia: Results of the 1993 Survey to Qualify for Incentive Funds Under ISTEA, Section 153
Report No: 94-TAR2
The Effect of Motorcycle Travel on the Safety and Operations of HOV Facilities in Virginia
Report No: 95-R26
External Viewing of Vehicle Contents Under Varying Window Tinting and Illumination Conditions
Report No: 95-R3
Impact of the 65 mph Speed Limit on Virginia's Rural Interstate Highways, 1989-1992
Report No: 95-R7
The Feasibility and Effectiveness of Provisional and Graduated Licensing Strategies as Alternatives to Full Licensing for Young Drivers in Virginia
Report No: 96-R12
Assessment of Opportunities for Enhanced Cooperation in Acquiring and Disseminating Weather Data Among Selected Virginia Government Agencies
Report No: 98-R16

Cheryl W. Lynn

Cheryl.Lynn@VDOT.Virginia.gov

(434) 293-1905

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Last updated: October 12, 2023