Thatcham - Good/Poor seats

Frame by frame footage of Thatcham's seat and head restraint tests - rated Good, Acceptable, Marginal and Poor in their capacity to prevent whiplash.

Thatcham has been testing seats for their ability to protect the occupant from whiplash injuries since 2004. The whiplash test used by Thatcham was developed with our international insurance research partners (The International Insurance Whiplash Prevention Group - IIWPG) and is now used and respected throughout the world.

The test recreates a typical 10mph crash on a special test machine the sort of shunt where whiplash injuries commonly occur and features the unique BioRID whiplash dummy, especially created to emulate the movement of a human during a rear crash. The test assesses the forces endured by the cars occupants during the crash and measures the time until the head and neck are supported.

Thatcham's IIWPG ratings are available at www.thatcham.org/ncwr'

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