When the cab car is controlling and leading the train, all passen- gers are seated facing backward.
Getting comfortable for the screening of Baz Luhrmann's "Romeo + Juliet," however, entailed sliding the driver's seat backward almost to its limit.
Then recline the seat backrest at the touch of a button; slide the whole seat backward if you need more legroom; drop the backrest more if you prefer; and yes, deploy the thigh support to fit the contours of your lower leg.
Place the infant car seat backward in one of the vehicle's rear seats.
Others have not seen this relationship (Demura et al. 2012), but these researchers did not distinguish falls backward into a seated position (low risk for injury) from those backward and landing flat (higher risk for injury).
Move the handle or knob on the side of your seat to move the seat forward, backward, upward or downward, so it is a comfortable distance from the steering wheel, so you can see well out of all windows and so the seat belt is comfortable.
The boy was strapped in a car seat behind his mother, but in the impact her seat collapsed backward, smashing his eye socket and fracturing his skull.
And, because the seat moves backward, the forward rebound that the body is normally subjected to after being thrown back in the seat is reduced, meaning that the chance for whiplash is reduced.
In the event of a front impact, the backrest and head restraint of a Volvo seat move backward in tandem with the occupant rebounding against them (the torso and head are held in close contact with the seat, thanks to seat-belt pretensioners that yank the person back into the seat at the instant of impact).
For motion-averse passengers, enduring a rocky train ride in a seat facing backward can be a painfully nauseating experience.
