Relatively small accidents can cause mild or major damage to your neck and shoulders. Called whiplash, this type of injury can cause great discomfort and hospitalization. Whiplash can be costly to treat. Depending on the severity of the injury, doctor and chiropractic costs can get expensive. Isuzu Tyler dealer encourages all drivers to use head restraints while driving.

Prevent Whiplash
Head restraints are safety features in your head rest that reduce the damage done to your neck during an accident. Head rests restrict neck movement in the moment of impact. The jerking forward and then backward of your neck is what causes whiplash, and what makes it so painful and damaging.

What you might not be aware of is that almost all of us have head restraints in our cars. Since 1969, the federal government has made it a law that all cars have head restraints. The little headrest on top the of your seat back is not only a comfort to rest your head. The head rest is also a head restraint, an important safety feature of your car. Generally, these “head rests” are also height adjustable, maximizing your comfort and safety

Unfortunately, since people generally don’t realize the safety aspect of headrests, they don’t take the time to adjust it. Typically, drivers just leave the headrest dropped down, as opposed to keeping it up. Leaving the head rest down is bad because it renders the head-restraint ineffective, and leaves the driver vulnerable to whiplash.

Regulation
The federal government has recently been looking over new legislation to make sure that these head restraints are adjusted properly both horizontally and vertically, to maximize effectiveness. Head restraints are nearly as important as seatbelts and should not be taken for granted. A couple of seconds adjusting your head restraint can save you tons of money, and lots of pain. Isuzu Tyler dealer encourages all drivers to use head restraints while driving.