Why You Shouldn’t Wear a Claw Clip in Your Hair and Drive

In a world where there is so much to worry about, one woman is sharing her story to help others avoid the same pain she went through.

Why You Shouldn’t Wear a Claw Clip in Your Hair and Drive

When it comes to hair accessories, it’s not often that you find any of them to be particularly dangerous. However, after this TikTok user shared her harrowing story, many people are second guessing wearing a claw clip in their hair while driving.

@arielleelonys I wish I knew this before… #brokenback #clawclip #caraccident ♬ original sound – Arielle Elonys

Arielle Elonys took to TikTok to share the story of a recent car accident she was in that left her with her upper back broken in three places. She captioned her video, “I wish I knew this before.”

She continued to share that her back broke when her head was unable to go all the way back when the airbag hit her. Her head was ultimately stopped by the hair clip that was in her hair.

“This is information that would have changed my life if I had it six months ago,” Arielle shared in her video. “I hope you listen.”

After showing the damaged claw clip to those who watched the video, she explained that “because it prevented my head from going back when the airbag hit me my back broke, my upper back broke almost on my cervical spine, in three places.”

She continued to say, “Thank God it didn’t get embedded in my head but that also happens for some people where they have to have [the claw clip] surgically removed from their head.”

In the end, Arielle begged those who use claw clips to avoid wearing them while driving. “You would think it would break,” she admitted, “But it didn’t, I broke.”

And Arielle is far from the first person to talk about the dangers of claw clips in cars. Paisley Riley also shared her scary experience on TikTok too.

@paisley.rileyyy Replying to @_darcywilliams #greenscreenvideo #greenscreen #fyp #dumbwaystodye #hairclip #shein #mudding ♬ Dumb Ways to Die – Tangerine Kitty

In her experience, the claw clip did impale her and resulted in her needing staples in her head. In her situation, the claw clip didn’t break either.

@paisley.rileyyy Replying to @ocytemple3 sorry for the stutter and shaking: i have a concussion and am on medications???? #fyp #foryou #hairclip ♬ original sound – Paisley Nicole????

So while these incidents might be rare, they do happen and it should be something people who wear claw clips are aware of.