VERITY Now
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Women are injured in vehicle crashes more often because of bias in crash testing. We are a non-profit organization working to fix this and make everyone safer.
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http://www.veritynow.org 30-10-2020 00:42:14
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Our co-chair was recently on Good Morning America to highlight the deadly effects of gender bias in crash testing! But it doesn’t have to be this way – it's beyond time to require the use of female crash test dummies! Women's safety isn't optional. bit.ly/3PEQfXU
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