Every single car I have ever been in the headrests always are angled at such a way that you can never rest your head comfortably on it. Like my step father has a Lincoln Navigator XL nice big ol car but if you try to use the headrests it pretty much forces you to stare down. Is it for safety or something?
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The head rest isn’t a head rest. Resting your head on it isn’t really the idea. Ideally, the back of your head should be just touching it or a few centimeters/inches away from it.
The industry term is head *restraint* which is more to the point. The head restraint is there to catch your head and prevent whiplash if you get hit from behind. The shape has to do with how it catches and cushions your head if it ever has to protect you. The foremost part of the angled headrest is the part that should line up with the back of your head. That way, it will guide your head forward instead of backward when you get hit.
It is safety.
Your headrest is not really for resting your head. It’s main function is to catch, slow down and then stop your head from moving when you get hit for behind.
This is to prevent you from getting whiplashed.
To prevent your head from yanking backward in a rear-end collision (reward hyperflexion), the headrest pushes your head forward and down to keep it close to your spine.
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