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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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Insightful episode on NPR! that car coats were once designed for women to get in and out of the cars? Now, all we want is for the government to require female crash test dummies in safety tests!   🎧Listen here: veritynow.org/latest-news/wo…

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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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Kelvar isn’t just for bulletproof vests. It was invented by DuPont chemist Stephanie Kwolek and is now used to reinforce tires and brake pads, which make cars safer.

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Turn signals are an important safety feature on a car – who else would we know what our fellow drivers are planning to do? We can thank Florence Lawrence, a former silent film star, for inventing indicators that alerted other drivers to turns and stops.

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It’s impossible to drive safely when your windshield is fogged up. We have mechanical engineer Margaret Wilcox to thank for inventing car heating, which not only kept passengers warm but also defogged the windows.

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