The researchers also found that only one in 17 drivers knew the correct position and bothered to regularly check it.
Here are the main things to be aware of on head restraints:
If you don’t have a head restraint or an inadequate one that doesn’t reach the top of your head, change your car as your neck isn’t protected.
Adjust your seat so it is upright, not in a reclined position, allowing the head restraint to be as close to the back of your head as possible, ideally touching it. This might mean also moving your seat backwards, away from the steering wheel.
Adjust your head restraint so its top is level with the top of your head.
Ensure the head restraint is securely fastened and won’t fall down.
If your head restraint is broken, get it fixed.
Ensure everyone else in your car has their head restraint appropriately positioned for them. Check all children have a restraint behind their heads that is either part of their child seat or, if they are taller than 150cm, on the main car seat.
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