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Safe drivingQuestion 121 of 202

How should you set an adjustable head restraint?

  1. The top of it is level with your chin.
  2. The centre of it is level with the top of your ears.
  3. The centre of it is level with your shoulders.
  4. It is as low as it can go.
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Correct answer: The centre of it is level with the top of your ears.

Set the centre of the head restraint level with the top of your ears. This helps to prevent neck injury in a rear-end crash.

Source: Driver's Manual: A guide to safely operate cars and light trucks (Government of the Northwest Territories, revised August 2022), Chapter 3, Head restraint, page 57

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Questions last reviewed: 18 October 2026