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head restraint

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Noun1.head restrainthead restraint - a cushion attached to the top of the back of an automobile's seat to prevent whiplash
headrest
car seat - a seat in a car
cushion - a soft bag filled with air or a mass of padding such as feathers or foam rubber etc.
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In recent IIHS dynamic testing of seat and head restraints, only eight of 73 vehicles tested did a good job of protecting occupants from whiplash and similar injuries in rear-end crashes.
Safe bet: buying a safer car has never been easier by Instructor (1990)
Grammer Automotive--USA's (Troy, MI) electronically activated head restraint design is already in use on BMW's 5 Series and 7 Series models (shown).
Inner sense: realistic interior technology by Sawyer, Christopher A. / Automotive Design & Production
For weaker impacts, the volunteers either did not find that their head was forced back into the head restraint or the force was so minor that they barely noticed it.
Hit from behind: even low-speed rear-end auto crashes can lead to ... by Braun, Thomas A. / Best's Review
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