Road Safety

Properly Adjusting a Headrest

A poorly adjusted headrest serves no purpose!

For a headrest to provide maximum protection from neck injury, it must not be more than 10 centimetres from the back of the head. The middle of the headrest should be level with the eyes or the top of the ears.

For example, if the headrest is too low, the driver's head will be thrown back violently in a rear collision. Whiplash may occur as a result.