Pearland, TX Car Accident Attorney Discusses Some of the Pros and Cons from Rigid Car Seats

Critics of rigid seats in passenger vehicles note some of the dangers posed to vehicle occupants in the vent of a collision:

• An increased risk of injury to out of position occupants. Rigid car seat designs anticipate an average sized adult sitting in a "correct" position. So out of position occupants such as the elderly, infirm, or smaller or larger than average people may experience reduced protection from the rigid seats.
• A tendency for the seat's occupant to ramp upward towards the vehicle roof. This tendency can be somewhat curbed by proper use of your seat belt restraint system.
• A dramatic post-crash rebound of the seat's occupant. This post-crash rebound can also be largely curbed by correct use of your seat belt restraint system.
• An increased risk to unbelted rear seat occupants of striking the back of the front seat during a frontal crash collision.
• An increased risk of whiplash injuries.

As Pearland, TX car accident attorneys familiar with real-life crash results, we point out that crash tests have shown that average sized adults wearing seat belts and sitting in correct position receive greater protection from injuries during collisions in rigid seats than in yielding seats. But out of position seat occupants, un-seat belted occupants, and people of larger or smaller than average size may experience increased risks of injury.

In other words, the superiority of either rigid seats or yielding seats over the other type remains an unsettled question, even among Pearland, TX car accident attorneys. The answer largely depends upon what sort of collision you have, whether or not you wore your seat belt, whether you sat in a "correct" position at the time of the collision, and whether you are of average adult size.

So don't spend too much time worrying about whether your vehicle contains rigid seats or yielding seats. But do wear your seat belt.

Call us at 877-307-9500 to speak with a Board Certified Pearland personal injury attorney about YOUR case today.