Head restraints reduce the whiplash effect caused by a rear-impact crash. If they are set at the right level for the driver, they perform very well. Adjusting the restraint properly is critical for good protection.
According to State Farm Auto Insurance, the space between the back of your head and the front of the head restraint should be no more than four inches. The restraint should be as high as your head's center of gravity, which is about three inches below the top of your head.
Rick Good spent ten years in the newspaper business, including with The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) and The Greenville News (Greenville, SC). He co-wrote, with Melinda Coleman, Rutledge to Riley: Governors of South Carolina, 1776–Present (Published by The Greenville News), and is the author of Mind Games Trivia #1 (Amazon). He has recently spent 15 years creating original trivia content through Sounds Good Mobile Entertainment and continues that with his new company, SGME Software. He edits The Smart Reader’s money, real estate, and business coverage.
