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[–] [email protected] 19 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago

Its even worse when you're taller than the designer expected and sitting up straight leaning back just means tilting my head backwards over the headrest.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 12 hours ago (7 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 hours ago

That’s what I believe it to be. I adjusted it to lean back and it was too comfortable to drive.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

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 :) "

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[–] [email protected] 33 points 17 hours ago (4 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 9 points 17 hours ago

I just bought a 2024 Prius and as a short person I can attest that it's the best short-people car I've ever had. While it does suffer from most of the issues you would assume from not testing with shorter dummies, those issues don't really get in the way like they do in other cars. The seat and headrest feel great, the seatbelt is adjustable on the side so it won't cut into your neck, and it's very easy to get in and out of. 10/10 car for us short people.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

I'm tall and long in the torso. The last serious car accident I was in my head bashed against the ceiling in a frightening way. Or, it would have been frightening if I had any memory of it. I had a brush burn on my forehead which could only have happened if my head was pushed way back from hitting the ceiling. Before you ask, I always wear a seatbelt.

Anyway, that's not why I'm replying. I'm generally ok with car headrests, although I usually have to lean the seat back pretty far to just fit in.

I bought a new office chair. I specifically chose one without a headrest, but it showed up with one anyway. At it's highest adjustment it sits right between my shoulders.

The world seems designed to fit such a narrow range of people.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 11 hours ago

Fact is, if you aren't in the central bell curve, then you aren't a profitable sector. Everything is tailored to the average these days in order to have the largest potential pool of customers from which to extract profit. If only one out of every ten people is tall enough to have problems with "regular sized" objects then that means only one out of every ten people are potential customers for your Big&Tall products. 99% of companies will elect to target the other 9/10 instead, even in a saturated market.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

Yes those Poang chairs hurt my neck so bad, we had to get rid of it as it caused headaches whenever I sat in it. What about Airplane seats they also seem to push your neck forward in an in unergonomic way.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 15 hours ago

We have the Poangs as well, and I can't recline in them. The only comfortable position is to rip the cushion out and put it on the floor, and sit on the floor. >.<

I have the seatbelt cutting my neck problem too - and I'm not exactly short. :/

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 10 points 13 hours ago (1 children)

Or short people. Only the average thrive.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 12 hours ago

Short people have the ability to curl into any little space though.

[–] [email protected] 30 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

Crash test ratings probably.

[–] [email protected] 24 points 18 hours ago

So your neck doesn't whip back and keeps your spine in line.

[–] [email protected] 28 points 18 hours ago

I hate this so much

[–] [email protected] 22 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 19 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

This is correct. The headrest is meant for you to bang your head on in frustration while stuck in traffic

[–] [email protected] 11 points 17 hours ago

And doing so releases calming spores that manipulate your brain into thinking that driving is a good idea and that public transport is treason.

[–] [email protected] 11 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

The seats are, the headrest isn't in some cases.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 14 hours ago (2 children)

I would suggest you don't buy a car that has non-adjustable seats that don't fit your body.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

Or maybe your express my expectations are off. Volvos have always been very safe cars. In my 2008 and 2015 Volvos the head rests are "uncomfortable" and immobile. But I, and others who are shorter, can adjust the seat so that it saves my neck in case of an crash. They're not there to be comfortable, they're there to save you.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 12 hours ago

I can't afford cars that cost that much, but the principle is dound

[–] [email protected] 4 points 13 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

Because you haven't adjusted it right?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

I can move my headrest up and down, that's it.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 9 hours ago (1 children)

Every vehicle I've owned I've been able to tilt it forward and back and move it up an down

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[–] [email protected] 12 points 18 hours ago

Well it fits my posture perfectly 🤷‍♂️

[–] [email protected] 8 points 16 hours ago

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.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 17 hours ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 17 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago)

If I reclined the seat I wouldn't be able to see out! I add a 2 inch cushion just to prevent the seatbelt from sliding up and crushing my windpipe. And I have to drive with my fingertips and toes to prevent the airbag from killing me.

Why is everything designed for a 6 foot man when more than half of drivers who spend a lot of time on the road are women? Why has there not even been a proper female crash dummy? I drive a minivan because it's adapted to my husband's wheelchair. But even regular cars have similar misfits.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 18 hours ago

Pressing brake:

Make it slow.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 15 hours ago

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

[–] [email protected] 5 points 18 hours ago

Ask Will Toledo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago

Just tilt the seat back a bit more?

[–] [email protected] -3 points 12 hours ago (3 children)

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

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 18 hours ago (1 children)

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

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