Most drivers treat the padded piece behind their head as an afterthought, a comfort feature that happens to be there if they ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) -- NASCAR ordered the immediate use of head-and-neck restraints for its top three series Wednesday, trying to improve safety after a string of fatal crashes, including Dale ...

Continuing just-auto’s series of interviews with global players in the occupant restraints market, Matthew Beecham talked with Claus Rudolf, Vice President of Global Engineering at Takata Corp.

Tyler races with a head-and-neck restraint, containment seat and fire suit. “He’d feel naked without his head-and-neck system,” Clem said. “It would be remiss for anybody to put their kid in a car ...

In the second generation of its electronically activated head restraints, Grammer AG–Automotive has replaced the gas generator cartridge previously used as a deployment device with an electromagnetic ...

In a reversal of policy, NASCAR officials announced yesterday that drivers in stock-car racing's top three divisions will be required to wear head-and-neck restraints. The ruling takes effect ...

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety plans to toughen its crash tests in the coming years, but the reimaged 2021 Ford Bronco is unable to meet even the agency’s current standards for award ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- After a string of fatal crashes, NASCAR declined to mandate head-and-neck restraints. Now that most of its drivers are voluntarily wearing them, the sanctioning body changed its ...