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The quiet guardian of your neck that doubles as a window-smashing escape tool.
means A padded support fixed atop a seat's back to cushion and steady your head, especially against whiplash in a car.
from A plain compound of two old, sturdy English words: 'head', from Old English 'heafod' (the same source as our everyday head), and 'rest', from Old English 'rest' meaning repose or a place to lie. Together they say exactly what they do — a place where the head rests. The word's automotive sense is modern, riding in with the rise of cars and the safety engineering meant to spare necks in a crash.
- removable on purpose
- Detachable design lets passengers break glass in emergencies
- whiplash defense
- Properly raised, it cuts neck injury risk dramatically
- legal mandate
- Front-seat headrests required by law in most countries
- often misadjusted
- Most drivers set theirs dangerously too low