2019 Texas Child Passenger Safety Conference — Center for Transportation Safety

July 29–31, 2019

Doubletree by Hilton – Austin
6505 Interstate Highway-35 North
Austin, Texas 78752

Keynote Speaker
Terry Smith, Utah Department of Public Safety Highway Safety Office

Terry began his law enforcement career in 1977 working as a city officer, then joined the Utah Highway Patrol in 1979, from which he retired in 2004. According to Terry, he has been in child passenger safety such a long time he tells people he “helped wrap Moses and send him down the Nile.” What was it like to be a young, new police officer ready to save the world? Terry recalled his career, starting at a small police department to later joining the state highway patrol. He discussed his work in crash investigation and the day he responded to a crash that made a profound impact on his future.

Program & Presentations

Conference program

General Sessions

How Rear-facing CRS work in Rear-impact Crashes
Julie Mansfield, PhD
Protecting Yourself and Your Organization from Liability
Alan Korn, J.D.
Tethering: Getting from Point A to Point B
Denise Donaldson

Concurrent Workshop Sessions

Exploring Interventions to Reduce Misuse: Top Tether Features and Lower Anchor Spacing
Julie Mansfield, PhD
Booster Seats — We Don’t Need No Stinking Booster Seats
Terry Smith
New LATCH Manual Part I
(LATCH 2019: Vehicle Brandwide Information in the LATCH Manual Bullets)
Denise Donaldson
New LATCH Manual Part II
(LATCH 2019: Child Restraints Information in the LATCH Manual’s Appendix A)
Denise Donaldson
Use of Rideshare With Children
Katie Womack

Photos

Alan Korn with Abbey's Hope Charitable Foundation.
Julie Mansfield with the Injury Biomechanics Research Center.
Paul with WhizRider in the conference exhibit area.
Dr. Maggi Gunnels with National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for Region 6, Fort Worth, Texas.
Sarah Haverstick with Goodbaby International.
Bob Wall – Safety Advocate for Nuna Baby Essentials, Inc. and emcee for the conference.
Amy Corbett with Harris County Emergency Corps.
Barbara Birkenshaw with Volkswagen Group of America.
Terry Smith – keynote speaker.
Vera with Safe Traffic System.
Denise Donaldson with Safe Ride News Publications.
Katie Womack with Texas A&M Transportation Institute.
Tony with KidsEmbrace.
Stewart Williams with Dell Children’s Medical
Center of Central Texas.
Beth Warren receives the 2019 CPS Hall of Fame award.
Carol with the Texas Department of Transportation.
Daniella with UPPAbaby.
Tom with Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.

Vera with Safe Traffic System in the conference exhibit area.

Tony with KidsEmbrace in the conference exhibit area.

Beth Warren holding her 2019 CPS Hall of Fame award.

Daniella with UPPAbaby in the conference exhibit area.

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