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Many cars don't protect against whiplash injuries; How to save your neck in a rear-end crash.
A rear-end crash occurs every 17 seconds in the U.S. But a surprising number of vehicles offer inadequate protection from the whiplash injuries that can result, according to crash-test data and our own analysis.
Many whiplash injuries could be minimized or prevented altogether with better head restraints and seatbacks, especially for backseat passengers. Yet the problem gets relatively little attention. Automakers are inconsistent in providing effective head restraints in all seating positions. And auto-safety advocates tend to focus on other concerns, largely because "rearenders" are rarely life-threatening.
A new federal requirement that takes effect ...
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