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The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

JESSICA JERMAKIAN FROM IIHS ANSWERS THE TOUGH QUESTIONS

The Carpool with Kelly and Lizz

The Car Mom LLC / tentwentytwo Projects

Kids & Family, Automotive, Leisure, Parenting

4.93.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 October 2023

⏱️ 48 minutes

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Summary

Get ready for some hard hitting journalism on today’s episode as Kelly and Lizz interview Jessica Jermakian from IIHS — absolutely iconic.  → Hey mama, are you listening in from your Mercedes GLS? Then it’s your time to show up, show out, and shine in the Carpool podcast reviews! Erm is taking the place of ugh, but Kelly is skeptical. Is Lizz just grunting into the mic or is this a real millennial word of the day?  Jessica Jermakian has spent 13 years at IIHS and she’s ready to answer the tough questions like: Why doesn't the Ford Expedition get crash tested? What’s the deal with ‘female’ crash test dummies? And HOW much does a crash dummy cost? (Lizz is shook!)  Kelly picks Jessica’s brain to give parents a bit of safety reassurance, Jessica has hope for improvements like pretensioners and load limiters in rear seat belts, and large SUV testing is on its way. You’ll also find out what Jessica is driving and how she’d start a new car search. You can check out the IIHS website and YouTube channel for a library of crash tests and vehicle safety ratings.  Looking for a way to preserve your family’s memories, fun moments, and special stories? Qeepsake has got you covered. They send you daily prompts with questions so you never miss a memory in the making. Qeepsake is the easiest way for parents to capture and preserve memories about their little ones. Forget scrapbooking — Qeepsake makes nostalgia simple, easy, and mess-free.  → Get 20% off your Qeepsake annual subscription with the code CARPOOL at www.qeepsake.com/carpool  Ditch the drive-through today brings you another delicious Crock-tober recipe. Dr. Pepper Pulled Pork from Dance Around the Kitchen can be made into sliders, nachos, quesadillas, or loaded sweet potatoes. Join Kelly and Lizz this week so you can rate the Crock-tober recipes during the end-of-month great eight! → To share your ditch the drive-through recipe with us, call (959) CAR-POOL and leave us a message! Blake’s besties today honors baby Casey Paige, Christina’s baby V, Jordan’s baby Kip Gerard, and baby little shrimp! → Do you have a story to share about your little one who was gone too soon? Send Kelly and Lizz your pregnancy memories at hello@thecarmomofficial.com  Follow the Carpool Podcast on IG Follow the Carpool Podcast on YouTube Follow Kelly on IG Follow Lizz on IG Visit thecarmomofficial.com

Transcript

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0:00.0

Welcome to the carpool podcast with Kelly.

0:10.3

I hate when you put out a family car and it's like, so the front row in the passenger

0:14.4

seat are that much safer than the second row and like as a mother, reverse it.

0:18.5

Give it to the second row before you give it to me.

0:20.6

And Liz.

0:21.6

I am shocked.

0:22.6

I was not expecting to answer.

0:24.6

I wasn't gonna guess five grand.

0:26.4

Yeah.

0:27.4

I would never have thought that much.

0:28.9

Your mom time all starts now.

0:34.2

Welcome back to the carpool podcast with Kelly and Liz.

0:36.8

Happy Tuesday, everybody.

0:39.7

We have a very exciting episode.

0:43.3

Talk about, I mean, I know that like industry news has been kind of light until today.

0:47.8

It's like, we kind of nabbed like an iconic interview.

0:50.8

We really did.

0:51.8

So we're so excited.

0:52.8

We talked to Jessica Dermakian at the IHS.

0:55.6

She's the VP of vehicle research research and it is fascinating.

1:02.4

I am fascinated by the IHS.

1:04.5

We, I'm obsessed.

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