• Psythik@lemmy.world
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    4 hours ago

    Does anyone else have the opposite problem? I feel like head rests are always too far back. If I place my head flat against them then more often than not I’m in an uncomfortable driving position because my neck is tilted back and up. I have to lean forward to drive most cars and it really annoys me.

    Edit: I’m starting to think that a lot of you drive with the seat in an upright position. I sit at a slight recline because it’s easier on my back. Maybe that’s the problem. Try reclining more.

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        6 hours ago

        But sitting up straight is bad for posture. It compresses your back, which makes the pain worse.

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          1 hour ago

          What kind of crack is that? Nobody has ever been told to lean back in a chair. I have however been told to sit up straight.

    • ℍ𝕂-𝟞𝟝@sopuli.xyz
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      14 hours ago

      I had a driving safety instructor tell me that’s on purpose, and they are not comfort, but safety devices, and you should not drive while leaning against it.

      The seat should support your full back, but the headrest should be a few centimetres behind your head so you can still look around, but it can lessen the effects of whiplash.

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      22 hours ago

      Older cars were like that, but more recently usually have headsets that can adjust forward and back

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        20 hours ago

        Define “older”. I’ve never owned a car newer than 10 years old, and plenty of 10-15 year old cars have this problem.

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          11 hours ago

          My old car (2007) had adjustable head rests, my current car (2019) does not. Fortunately its not too bad but I would height adjust it an inch or two higher if I could (just like when I get on an airplane). Weirdly, I was battling a really sore neck for a few months and a couple of road trips (1500 miles each way), actually was pretty comfortable. I didn’t have to lay down for a couple of hours in the middle of the day.

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          11 hours ago

          That still might fit, or maybe the feature is not as common as I thought. Certainly it varies by manufacturer , with some being more laggard than others.

          My last car I remember not being adjustable was a 1996 Pontiac. It did adjust up-down and was high enough to improve safety rather than risk, but it was too far back and did not adjust front-back so my head would rattle around a lot if there were an accident. I’m pretty sure the Honda, Toyota, and Subaru I had since then all had adjustable headrests. Admittedly I do remember being bothered by something so close until I got used to it, but I knew it was a safety improvement and the front-back adjustment generally allowed me to get it out of the way while minimizing head travel if an accident

          As a taller guy, this is something I especially notice: most of my driving life a headrest would simply break my neck if there were an accident. Having it be high enough to act as a safety feature rather than increase risk, was a huge advance, and the more recent adjustment front-back works much better

          Yet somehow my Tesla fits best of all despite not adjusting at all: neither up-down nor front-back.

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      22 hours ago

      Perhaps you live in a place with different vehicle safety requirements. In the US, uncomfortable forward-tilted headrests are mandated by the federal government.