In the United States, women are more likely to be injured and die in a car crash than men. Why? After her own crash, the filmmaker Eve Van Dyke dug through the half-century history of auto safety to find out, and uncovered a disturbing reality: Cars were never designed to protect women’s bodies.

For over half a century, car safety standards have left women’s lives in the rearview.

For over half a century, car safety standards have left women’s lives in the rearview.