Re: headrest replacement options?

[Orin Eman <orin@wolfenet.com>]

> 	If they were truly just "head-restraints" as opposed to head
> rests then they would still function more effectively if they were
> closer to the back the head so that if the car was rear ended and the
> head snapped backward, a shorter travel would mean a lower velocity
> before the head restraint stopped the head-neck movement- translating to
> lower impact and better protection.

I think it's relative movement between body and head that they
are designed to stop.  You wouldn't want to stop your head while
your body is still sinking into the seat... put a crink in your
neck the other way if you did.  I'm sure they calculated the
max backward position of the head restraint very carefully...
for a standard German person of course.

Orin.