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Claire L. Straith (1891–1958) was an American plastic surgeon. Straith was a pioneer of Automobile safety. He described the cranial and facial injuries created by the
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s and windshields in case of a car crash and advocated the use of
seat belt A seat belt (also known as a safety belt, or spelled seatbelt) is a vehicle safety device designed to secure the driver or a passenger of a vehicle against harmful movement that may result during a collision or a sudden stop. A seat belt redu ...
s and padded dashboards According to Joel W. Eastman, author of ''Styling Vs. Safety: The American Automobile Industry and the Development of Automotive Safety 1900-1966, University Press of America, ©1984'', Straith gained the attention of Walter P. Chrysler, and the knobs and handles of the 1937
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were designed for safety. Some of Straith's ideas were to be incorporated into the
1948 Tucker Sedan The Tucker 48, commonly referred to as the Tucker Torpedo, was an automobile conceived by Preston Tucker while in Ypsilanti, Michigan and briefly produced in Chicago, Illinois in 1948. Only 51 cars were made including their prototype before the ...
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The Straith Clinic
1891 births 1958 deaths American plastic surgeons Automotive safety pioneers 20th-century surgeons {{US-physician-stub