Kristy Brouwer
@ProfessorKBB
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Enginerd. Crazy Car Seat Lady. Mechanical Engineering Professor of Practice at Kettering University. All tweets my own.
Joined January 2017
Just wrapped up #Lifesavers2025 by presenting a session on Transporting Children with Special Health Needs. Now, I'm heading back to @KetteringU. It was great seeing all of my CPST friends!
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Chewy made it safely to Florida, all the way from @KetteringU, in his bilateral hip spica cast! #InjuryFree2024 #betterposter
'@ProfessorKBB of @KetteringU describes how certain combinations of vehicle, child restraint design, rear- or forward-facing direction, and spica cast type influence the safe restraint of a child. The hip dysplasia cast can be restrained safely in nearly all cases!
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1) I think generally healthy/abled people often feel better when they workout so they offer this advice to chronically ill/disabled people thinking we will get the same results. The harsh reality is that a lot of chronically ill/disabled/chronic pain patients
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I'm at @SAEIntl WCX today. My #AutoDrive students gave their presentation for the Mobility Innovation Challenge, on how to make autonomous vehicles accessible for people who are deaf or hearing-impaired. I'm proud of all their hard work!
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Why replacing orange street lights is an aesthetic downgrade — and bad for our health:
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It's National #SeatCheckSaturday! Find a car seat inspection station in your area or talk with a virtual inspector today. https://t.co/KpNgz6LLrN
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Did you know there are many paths in Academia? At 10:30 check out "Journeys in Academia: The perks and challenges" presented by @ProfessorDiane, @ProfessorKBB, and Dr. Gretchen Hein. @SWE_WIA
https://t.co/vkYQLFajYF
#WELocalDetroit
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My colleague @ProfessorKBB from @KetteringU and one of her colleagues, @safekidspres, is about to present at the @SWEtalk #welocal Detroit conference.
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US transportation secretary Pete Buttigieg on the psychological hurdles for EVs and self-driving cars
qz.com
In an interview with Quartz, Buttigieg put range anxiety and traffic accident deaths in perspective
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Last Saturday @safekidspres, Torine Creppy, & @ProfessorKBB presented on the future of child passenger safety in autonomous vehicles at #WE22. It was inspiring to speak with attendees about how AVs can keep families safe & what steps we need to take to make that future a reality.
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Join Torine Creppy @safekidspres and I today as we present our session on Child Passenger Safety in Autonomous Vehicles at #WE22! 11:15am CST - GRB-362A @KetteringU @safekids @SKW_SKAVA @SWEtalk @KetteringSwe @KUBulldog
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Day 2 of #WE22! Check out my session tomorrow titled: "The Future Is Upon Us: Automated Driving Keeps Familes Safer" with @safekidspres
@KetteringU @KetteringSwe
@safekids @SKW_SKAVA @SWEtalk
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Here’s a tip for National Child Passenger Safety Week: Keep your child in a booster seat until they have outgrown the seat by height or weight and can pass the Safety Belt Fit Test. Find out more about the Safety Belt Fit Test. https://t.co/WhiW2YwzHN
#ChildPassengerSafety
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.@CrawdadsMovie @ReeseW can we get some pics of Chase's boat? We were so excited to see another 1960s Lone Star Deauville just like my son's boat!
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Curious about how the safety of your children will be impacted by automated vehicles? So are we! Join Denise and Kristy as they explore some common concerns, issues, and recent news regarding automated vehicles. #safety #safekids #childsafety
https://t.co/XcE9kg4tET
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