VC-026 — Purpose of the Head Restraint

Question

What is the safety purpose of a correctly set head restraint?

A. To make the seat more comfortable B. To reduce whiplash neck injury in a rear-end collision C. To support the seatbelt

Correct answer: B

Explanation

A head restraint limits rearward head movement to reduce whiplash in a rear-end crash. Comfort is incidental, and it does not support the seatbelt.

Source basis

• Original question generated from the verified control Head Restraint and topic Vehicle Controls. Original wording and distractors; no question bank copied. Source basis: official_manual.

Variants

• VC-012 — variant_of (related question on the same concept)

Ontology VC-026 — Purpose of the Head Restraint [relates] Vehicle Controls VC-026 — Purpose of the Head Restraint [relates] Head Restraint VC-026 — Purpose of the Head Restraint [relates] VC-012

Connections

• Vehicle Controls — covers_topic, source: 2026-06-28
• Head Restraint — assesses_control, source: 2026-06-28
• NaTIS Learner Driver Manual — derived_from_source, source: 2026-06-28

Sources

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