head restraint

The new design will let the head restraints fit more people.

Inside, new front seats with larger head restraints were added.

The head restraints, however, are exemplary - perhaps the best of any car.

Soon units were developed that could be hung over head restraints.

It also helps if the head restraint locks in place and cannot be pushed down.

In 2002, the institute released a study on head restraints that found 54 percent either good or acceptable.

The fixed head restraint prevents the neck from snapping back.

Adjustable head restraints have also been added for safety in the rear seat.

In 1995, when the institute first began evaluating head restraints, only 7 percent were similarly rated.

The front seats were equipped with crash activated head restraints.

The new Neon has adjustable head restraints including ones in the rear seat.

The electric head restraint rises, inexplicably, to its highest position.

Ideally, a head restraint should be at least as high as the top of a person's ears.

When driving, the height of the head restraint is critical in influencing injury risk.

"There aren't many vehicles with fixed head restraints that are tall enough."

The rear seat head restraints caused visibility problems in the previous model due to their size.

In addition to front and side air bags, "active" head restraints help to prevent whiplash.

To accomplish this, the head restraints must be removed and stored in the bottom cushion.

The institute said head restraints and seats both played a role in protecting against whiplash.

Head restraints were optional equipment until January 1, 1969, when their installation became mandatory under federal law.

Although head restraints have been required by the federal government since 1969, few were good enough to guard against whiplash, safety researchers say.

Unfortunately, he added, fixed head restraints are often not high enough to receive more than a marginal rating.

This test uses the vehicle's driver seat in order to determine the effectiveness of the head restraints.

It also received a "Good" rating in the rear crash protection (head restraint) test.

A preliminary test of another unidentified vehicle with a fairly typical head restraint recorded scores between 40 and 50.