TY - JOUR PY - 2011// TI - The first hero of auto safety: Dr. Claire Straith JO - Vision zero international SP - 17 EP - 17 VL - 2011 IS - Jan N2 - In the 1920s and 1930s cars were rolling off the production lines in record breaking numbers. As chief of plastic surgery at Dertoit's Harper Hospital, Srtaith witnessed first-hand the results of this new era of mobility. He was among the first to acknowledge that accidents didn't kill people -- that was just the event. He insisted that it was the collision between the passengers and the inside of the car that caused the serious and fatal injuries.

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