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Originally Posted by coyote
If I can't fix the existing seats, I'll be installing a pair of Recaro Sportster CS .. Which have an (expensive) side airbag option.
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Really?! I honestly didn't know there was a Recaro with airbags! I'll have to look into that more. Thanks!
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Originally Posted by Boosted2.0
The NCF says that headrest is part of a whiplash reducing structure designed into the seat along with the way they spring the back supprt.
I don't know about sitting vertically anyhow. When I took my advanced drivers training at TAPG they said you move the base to properly position your legs and then tilt the seat to get your arms to the right position (hold them straight out and the wheel should hit your wrist). They stated that this is is considered the most ergonomically correct and safe driving position. I've been doing it for the last 10 years since the training and it has worked out great for me. Makes getting situated in rental cars and new cars a snap.
Considerign how much R$D Toyota has into crash safety, I am inclined to believe it.
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Sounds about right. But for me, if I follow that technique for positioning myself... yup, I'm where I normally like to sit. Nearly upright, about 80 degrees to the seat cushion. Guess this means I've got short arms, and should give up my dreams of boxing professionally? LOL...
But yeah, a more vertical position is better for street driving, though. It allows you to see the road ahead of you and to either side quicker and easier, with less head movement. The reason they started designing head restraints like this, though, is because people were riding with their seat backs reclined way too far, and then sitting upright to see traffic lights and to either side of the vehicle. The new style seats accommodate this reclined posture, while keeping your head up.
Well, that's just bully for those driver's who drive slouched like that, but for those of us who've always adopted a more proper seating position in our cars to begin with, it's a pain in the... neck.