Buckle Up With Brutus

03/10/2026

Check out these visuals on why booster seats are so important! Keep using them until the seat belt fits safely and comfortably on your child.

Learn how a booster seat helps the seat belt fit a child correctly in the car. Watch how using the booster protects a child better in a crash compared to not...

01/29/2026

We are thrilled to announce that the OSU Injury Biomechanics Research Center’s community outreach program, Buckle Up With Brutus, has received a contribution from Honda. The funds will support our child passenger safety initiatives at a larger scale than ever before. We are committed to providing education and resources, distributing car seats and booster seats, supporting local events, developing online content, and furthering the training of our staff to help keep every child safe on every ride. Thank you, Honda, for this amazing investment in our children’s safety!

01/21/2026

Check out our video on why it's so important for kids to wear their seat belt in the proper position✅ - NOT under their arm!🚫

Boosters can help boost them up so the shoulder belt fits properly across their shoulder instead of rubbing uncomfortably against their neck. This reduces the temptation to tuck it away under their arm.

Learn how to correctly place the seat belt on a child's body. Watch how wearing the seat belt correctly protects a child better in a crash compared to incorr...

01/14/2026

Exciting news: We've created a new series of videos to demonstrate the "why" behind all of the child seat advice we give to caregivers!

This series of 8 short videos explains how to prevent common child seat errors and uses crash test footage to show why each step is important to a child's safety.

Check it out below!

Learn how to tighten the harness on a rear-facing car seat. Watch how a snug harness protects a child better in a crash compared to a loose harness.This vide...

12/03/2025

We are recruiting adults (parents and caregivers) for a study in Columbus, Ohio! If you are interested in learning more, please drop us a message or email [email protected].

10/28/2025

We had a great day this past Saturday at OSU WestFest! We spent the day educating families about car safety, playing games and trivia with the kids, and distributing resources. Love seeing our community come together for science, education, and growth ❤️

10/21/2025

Join us this Saturday at OSU WestFest for some fun STEM learning!

WestFest | STEM Impact Collaborative https://share.google/eK5rDbxWpZTeKxHVA

WestFest   The Ohio State University’s West Campus Science & Sustainability Festival   WestFest 2025 will be held on October 25th, from 11:00am -3:00pm. General Information What is WestFest all about? Interested to see what WestFest 2025 may have to offer? Check out the WestFest 2023 video walkt...

10/14/2025

🎉 Come visit us at OSU WestFest! 🎉
On Saturday, October 25 from 11:00am to 3:00pm, Buckle Up With Brutus will be hosting a booth at WestFest, OSU's Science and Sustainability Festival. Each booth has hands-on, child-focused activities to explore STEM concepts.

Visit here to learn more: https://u.osu.edu/stemimpact/westfest/

See you there!

WestFest   The Ohio State University’s West Campus Science & Sustainability Festival   WestFest 2025 will be held on October 25th, from 11:00am -3:00pm. General Information What is WestFest all about? Interested to see what WestFest 2025 may have to offer? Check out the WestFest 2023 video walkt...

09/27/2025

Keep your little Buckeyes as safe as possible for game day activities and everything in between!

Contact [email protected] to sign up for a FREE car seat check appointment or to be directed to the closest car seat tech near you 🏈🏟

07/30/2025

Hi Buckeyes and friends of Brutus!

We are conducting an online survey on CRS misuse for Child Passenger Safety Technicians (CPSTs)

The Ohio State University and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia are working together to create educational videos for child passenger safety. The videos show computer-simulated crash testing of child restraint systems (CRS) being used with and without misuse (installation errors). The goal is to show the importance of using child seats correctly. We want CPSTs’ feedback on these draft videos – whether you think they are valuable, how you might use them, ideas to make them better teaching tools, etc.

To participate, you must be at least 18 years old AND be a currently certified CPST or CPST Instructor.

Please click or copy/paste the link to access the survey: https://osu.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_diIO3Yj0pmzvWR0

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