Stockton-on-Tees Borough Council

Head Restraints

A head restraint is designed to limit the movement of the head and provide support in an accident. A properly adjusted head restraint will help to protect you against whiplash, and potentially save you from a long-term injury.

Always ensure your head restraint is adjusted properly, as either a driver or a passenger.

In order to correctly adjust a head restraint you should -

• Ensure that the top of the head restraint is as high as the top of your head
• Position the head restraint as close to the rear of your head as possible

A properly adjusted head restraint will help prevent whiplash by reducing the distance between the back of the head and head restraint, stopping the neck from bending back.
It will also reduce the amount of time it takes your head to initially contact the head restraint, and increase the amount of time that your head is supported during an accident.

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• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents