Claire L. Straith (1891–1958) was an American plastic surgeon.
He described the cranial and facial injuries created by the dashboards and windshields in case of a car crash and advocated the use of seat belts [1] and padded dashboards [2] According to Joel W. Eastman, author of Styling Vs. Safety: The American Automobile Industry and the Development of Automotive Safety 1900-1966, Claire Straith was the first hero of the auto safety movement.
An accident was just the event, but it was the collision between the passengers and the inside of the car that caused the injuries.
[3]Straith gained the attention of Walter P. Chrysler, and the knobs and handles of the 1937 Dodge were designed for safety.
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