Sentences with phrase «head restraints together»

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As an occupant's torso sinks into the Kia seat during a rear - end crash, a mechanism in the seatback is designed to move the head restraint so it's more likely to be in a good position to catch the head, keeping it and the torso moving together.

Seats and head restraints have to work together to protect the neck, and the Institute's test indicates that in a real - world crash the seats in the Prius wouldn't keep the forces on the neck as low as in other vehicles.

The ratings of good, acceptable, marginal, or poor are based on geometric measurements of head restraints and simulated crashes that together assess how well people of different sizes would be protected in a typical rear - end collision.

These improvements, together with the introduction of active head restraints and other advanced designs, bode well.

«To ensure they move together, a seat and head restraint have to work in concert to support an occupant's neck and head, accelerating them with the torso as the vehicle is driven forward.

Seat / head restraints in the Volvo XC90 and Subaru Forester earn good overall ratings, in part because of their advanced designs that help keep the head and torso moving together in a crash.