Revision question · Band 2 traffic signs and signals, car control, pedestrians, mechanical knowledge

Why should you make sure your head restraint is properly adjusted?

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It makes you more comfortable

It protects you from whiplash injury

It makes you relax

It helps you to maintain your concentration

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In a crash, the occupants of a vehicle can be thrown violently forward and then back again. The head restraint should be adjusted so that it gives maximum protection to the neck as the occupant is thrown backwards.

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Rule 97Highway Code rule · Adjust the head restraint so its rigid part is at least as high as the eyes or top of the ears and close behind the head.

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