Isn't this really old technology?
06-27-2005, 11:17 AM
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Isn't this really old technology?
Isn't this really old technology?
Mercedes head restraints...
I remember Saab, and maybe Volvo, having similar systems for years.
Or is it a completely different technology?
Luso
Mercedes head restraints...
I remember Saab, and maybe Volvo, having similar systems for years.
Or is it a completely different technology?
Luso
07-02-2005, 10:04 PM
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It's alot closer to Saab's that Volvo's. The Saab system resets itself. The Volvo requires a parts replacement.
Note how MB stresses that it's resettable.
Correct, they have been on the market for 5-6 years so far.
It really isn't a "head restraint". It's more like a "shove the headrest forward as quickly as possible.
Restraining to me, would imply that your head would be grabbed by a giant hand and not move at all.
Maybe if at the dealerships, when he go in for service, the suture in velcro to the backs of our heads... <s>
Note how MB stresses that it's resettable.
Correct, they have been on the market for 5-6 years so far.
It really isn't a "head restraint". It's more like a "shove the headrest forward as quickly as possible.
Restraining to me, would imply that your head would be grabbed by a giant hand and not move at all.
Maybe if at the dealerships, when he go in for service, the suture in velcro to the backs of our heads... <s>
07-03-2005, 05:29 PM
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The thing that article doesn't say is that this only comes into play in very low speed collisions. Don't quote me, but I thought it was under 10mph only. This is to avoid whiplash.
In higher speed collisions, it isn't used because there isn't a whiplash injury possibility.
In higher speed collisions, it isn't used because there isn't a whiplash injury possibility.
