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riACT® sets safety standard
Seatbelts and airbags may protect you in a front or side collision.
But if hit from behind, about the only thing standing between you and possible head or neck injuries is a head restraint.
Not all head restraints work equally well. riACT® -- the Rear Impact Active head restraint from Johnson Controls – was rated best-in-class by several car manufacturers.
Given the high cost of whiplash injuries plus the considerable pain and suffering they cause, U.S. and European agencies have issued tougher anti-whiplash standards.
riACT meets or exceeds those standards. In fact, riACT® received the highest-ever European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) score for whiplash protection.
Here's how riACT® works.
In one version, an electronic control unit senses a rear impact and instantly triggers deployment of the restraint forward, minimizing the distance between the occupant's head and the restraint, minimizing potential injury.
Another version accomplishes all this mechanically rather than electronically and, after a collision, automatically resets to its original position, making it service-free.
Automakers can choose the version best suited for their platforms. They can also choose adjustment options that make riACT® comfortable while providing ample protection.
riACT® isn't just safe and comfortable. It's stylish, too, blending beautifully with sleek new Johnson Controls seating systems such as the Synergy Seat. Plus, riACT® is fully validated and in production now.
No wonder automakers and buyers react so well to riACT®.
But if hit from behind, about the only thing standing between you and possible head or neck injuries is a head restraint.
Not all head restraints work equally well. riACT® -- the Rear Impact Active head restraint from Johnson Controls – was rated best-in-class by several car manufacturers.
Given the high cost of whiplash injuries plus the considerable pain and suffering they cause, U.S. and European agencies have issued tougher anti-whiplash standards.
riACT meets or exceeds those standards. In fact, riACT® received the highest-ever European New Car Assessment Program (NCAP) score for whiplash protection.
Here's how riACT® works.
In one version, an electronic control unit senses a rear impact and instantly triggers deployment of the restraint forward, minimizing the distance between the occupant's head and the restraint, minimizing potential injury.
Another version accomplishes all this mechanically rather than electronically and, after a collision, automatically resets to its original position, making it service-free.
Automakers can choose the version best suited for their platforms. They can also choose adjustment options that make riACT® comfortable while providing ample protection.
riACT® isn't just safe and comfortable. It's stylish, too, blending beautifully with sleek new Johnson Controls seating systems such as the Synergy Seat. Plus, riACT® is fully validated and in production now.
No wonder automakers and buyers react so well to riACT®.
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