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[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 195 points 1 year ago

Agree.

Also people seem to think the head rests are there for you to constantly be resting your head on but they are head restraints.. They're there so you don't break your neck if you get in an accident - not to be comfy on a long drive.

[-] TehBamski@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

I agree that the main reason for them is to prevent breaking your neck in an accident. But I have to ask... Why not make something that allows for both? Surely we can make something that helps ease our neck and shoulder muscles for long drives and prevent us from snapping our necks in a car accident from in front or back of us. No?

[-] AngryMob@lemmy.one 33 points 1 year ago

Those exist in fancier cars. Recently rented a jaguar f-type for a weekend getaway road trip and we noticed after an hour or 2 that the headrests actually were functional and comfy. Why the hell that shape isnt used in a normal seat i have no idea.

[-] MutilationWave@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago

You answered it yourself. It's to sell more high dollar cars.

[-] AngryMob@lemmy.one 1 points 1 year ago

But there are brands of car that dont even make that expensive vehicles at all, and they still have shitty headrests.

[-] UltraMagnus0001@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

I bought little neck cushions for my Passat. I like sitting back and being comfy. I don't understand how people can lean forward for long trips and some have their head to the steering wheel.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

Idk I think because of how much force needs to be contained by the restraint it is rigid for a reason. My guess is there is an engineering reason based on physics.

Also you don't want people to be falling asleep while driving (anymore than already happens) so maybe that's a factor too? Like it's not meant to be a pillow lol

You shouldn’t be pushing against it, but you shouldn’t be that far away from it either to prevent whip lash.

Any normal headrest can be angled almost vertically so it’s not like OPs picture. I wonder if op just doesn’t realize you can tilt them further forward and reset them.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago

OP is making a joke, I'm sure they're aware headrests move and none actually look like the post lol.

[-] ArchAengelus@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 year ago

They are not joking, and some cars cannot adjust the angle or lateral position of the headrest without replacement. There are cars (like 2009 Lincoln MKZs, cough) that have headrests and seats that look and feel exactly like the image.

I owned one for about 3 years, and I still blame it for starting my weird neck/shoulder problems years later.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago

True some can't adjust the angle, but obviously none of them protrude the ridiculous amount shown in the post.

I'm not sure how this isn't a joke, clearly it's a riff on how headrests can be weirdly uncomfortable at times. Anyways, if you're chilling with your head against that the whole time you're driving you're not doing it right.

[-] Hadriscus@lemm.ee 1 points 1 year ago

The image exists for illustration and emphasis. It's an exaggeration, it doesn't make the issue not real. Perhaps your particular morphology (occipital prominence) shields you from the discomfort some of us experience, but I can assure you it is a problem, to the extent that I sometimes remove the headrest entirely because it is so absurdly tilted (in some cars).

[-] BearOfaTime@lemm.ee 12 points 1 year ago

It's there for me to use. How I use it is up to me.

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

then why do some of them go so far forward? I'd love to rest my upper back against the seat every now and then, but that requires me to move my head forward like in the OP.

[-] LePoisson@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Just because big automobile is out to get you.

[-] PotatoesFall@discuss.tchncs.de 2 points 1 year ago

I knew it! They want me to have neck pain so I can't walk, so I'll drive more.

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