Who is this for?

I am in this picture.

(really need to work on my posture.)

montgomery burns

Life Pro Tip:

Take them off and turn them around, so they point backwards.

Thats what i‘ve done.

Every is talking about how the headrest it's made this way for crash safety when it's blatantly untrue.

The headrest is designed to protect the heads and neck of the average man, not woman. Decades of crash test dummies have all been modeled on the average height and weight of the male body. This is why women are 47% likelier to sustain a serious injury in a crash.

Think of the where the headrest is in the optimal position to protect the driver, and then move that a few inches lower. Adjustable headrest often doesn't even go low enough to accommodate for many women. There is an actual cutoff height where you are just screwed and expected to die more. Not to mention the user error of forgetting to adjust the headrest from the factory setting of accommodating to the average male height.

This is why so many people are curled up like a shrimp. They are either: short, a woman, or the statistically deadliest of all, both.

Because head rests are not meant to be pillows. They're meant to cushion your head in a wreck and prevent injury from whiplash. I don't know the specifics but that's the gist. They're for safety, not comfort.

Though the one in the image looks particularly wrong lol.

Car driver problems lmao. Just ride a dragon to work instead.

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.

That's to correct your posture, soon you'll have a mighty hump!

Many people dont realize you can pull them forward and they then pop back. Yours may have been pulled partially forward.

Often my hair is in a ponytail and it does make it impossible to drive comfortably. Like I have to leave my hair down and windows up to drive comfortably.

My wife's RAV4 is like this. Long drives are torture after a few hours. My neck, shoulders, and back end up in knots.

I am very short, and sit up rather straight. My head hits what should be the most comfortable parts of every kind of seating in the most uncomfortable way. This is an accurate representation of the sensation, when curved neck portion ends up at top of your skull, and doubly so, if it's a bucket seat. Special cushions help, in certain vehicles, which can also alleviate the seatbelt going practically across your throat. Our old Outback is tolerable, which is lovely.

We have a couple IKEA Poang chairs at home, and I need to make pillow booster-seats for the damned things, or it's just this image, lol

Everyone should take this moment to consider correct posture.

One of the best pieces of advice I ever received was to change the angle of my rear-view mirror to remind myself to sit straight.

In essence, try to force the lowest part of your neck to touch the heighest point on the headrest.

Then notice how you cannot see out of your rear view mirror. Adjust it from this position, and get used to it.

It's gonna be weird for a while, but I assure you, this is what is best for your spine. I'll take your gratitude in advance, for when you're 80 and not folded over.

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.

I hate those long distance busses. If you sit up straight, the headrest is in your back. If you slouch down to get your head at the headrest so you can get some rest, the question becomes where to put your legs without pain and discomfort.

Crash test ratings probably.

I hate this so much

I don't think my head ever touches my headrest when I'm driving. Rarely, I'll lean back while sitting still, but that's the only time I'm ever even aware of it.

Also office chairs with headrests, for whatever reason.

Car head rests, couches, waiting room chairs. This world was not built for tall people

Take them all the way out, and flirt it around.

Or see if it moves

To protect you from whiplash. Just so you know, the seats are adjustable...

Same thing on planes.

"They need something to rest their head on!" --> adds something that nobody asked for and nobody needs --> "I'm helping you :) "

Because you haven't adjusted it right?

It’s designed to be slightly uncomfortable to keep people from falling asleep at the wheel.

Well it fits my posture perfectly 🤷‍♂️

This bothers me so much. I know the idea is that if I get rear-ended it would help prevent whiplash. But it feels so uncomfortable that I tilt the seat back. This defeats the point of the headrest and I am sure other saftey features. But if I didn't I would be constantly annoyed and distracted. That would increase my odds of getting into a forward facing accident.

I used to think my entire body should contour along the seat, and I sat too upright, so this was a problem for me as well. Then I realized you’re not actually supposed to rest your head all the time and you can recline the seat to the point where the headrest doesn’t angle forward too much. Just scoot forward a bit if you can’t reach the wheel. Now I drive more relaxed. Also, some cars’ headrests can actually be adjusted forward and back.

Pressing brake:

Make it slow.

I always lower the back of the seat as much as possible and raise the front as much as possible so I'm planted in the seat. I can pick up both get without sliding out of the seat. Then I recline a little bit so I can rest my head comfortably. I have seen those more modern headrests that seem to stick way out from the seat. Not sure who those are for.

They shouldn't be uncomfortable. Make sure you've set them correctly.

Ask Will Toledo.

Either it is not set right or your head is too long.

Just tilt the seat back a bit more?

My mom used to have a car like this. I would remove the head rest every time I had to ride in it.