In a car you have just rented at Schiphol the headrest is at the height of your shoulders. What do you do before you drive off?
- You leave it; a headrest is only there for comfort
- You leave it; it is behind you and catches you in a crash
- ✓ You raise the headrest until it is right behind your head
Correct answer: You raise the headrest until it is right behind your head
Explanation
False — you see the headrest as comfort. The headrest protects your neck in a rear-end collision, and it only does so when it is right behind your head
Why learners get this wrong
- Wrong — you see the headrest as comfort. The headrest protects your neck in a rear-end collision, and it only does so when it is right behind your head
- Wrong — you think a headrest somewhere behind you is enough. The headrest must be right behind your head; that is how you are best protected in a rear-end collision, a headrest that is too low does not protect your neck
Topic: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
Read the rule: Core: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
Sections
- Challenge: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- The model: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- Core: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- Why it matters: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- Active recall: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- Teach back: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt
- Memory hook: Checks before driving off: seat, headrest, wheel, mirrors and seatbelt