RiACT technology and preventing whiplash claims

The research departments of car companies spend much time and resources looking in to ways of reducing the kind of personal injury that can lead to a whiplash claim. One company, Johnson Controls, is responsible for the riACT system, which hopes to help prevent this neck injury.

Its name is derived from rear impact active headrest system, which describes the system's working method. In a car accident involving a rear impact, a mechanism within the headrest expands, moving it upwards and forwards so that the head is better supported and has less far to travel, thus avoiding hyperflexion neck injury.

The system was a finalist in the 2008 PACE awards, a competition run by Automotive News that rewards "superior innovation, technological advancement and business performance among automotive suppliers." This demonstrates both the significance of whiplash to the vehicle industry and the quality of the Johnson Controls solution.

The company is international, and independent from car companies. It supplies its solutions, including this riACT system, to several companies.

Other head restraint systems to prevent whiplash are available.

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