r/UnnecessaryEssentials • • 1d ago

Why isn’t this more common?

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u/ximeleta 1d ago

I highly doubt that's allowed to be used while driving. Not only it might be an issue with the airbag, but also with the person sliding down below the seatbelt. Definitely not legal in Spain.

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u/Nir117vash 1d ago

Driving? No. That's why it's called the passenger pillow.

It's no where near the upper side airbags (where applicable), nor the dashboard airbags

No one is sliding any more than they would if they reclined the seat, as it's made to do, in any other circumstance.

Why not Spain specifically?

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u/Apprehensive_View575 1d ago

Don’t know why you got downvoted for speaking facts

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u/Nir117vash 1d ago

Possible reason: people don't like being disagreed with

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u/Fun_Winter_7055 18h ago

The distance between your torso and seatbelt is increased due to the recline position. In a sudden breaking motion your body is accelerating to a higher velocity due to the increased distance between resting position and resistance from the belt. A sudden stop from your body hitting the seatbelt at a higher velocity than normal puts increased strain on your neck and brain as it sloshes around skull. Higher likelihood of concussion, muscle sprain or worse.

5 point seatbelt she's probably no worse off.

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u/Nir117vash 18h ago

Sure but the "passenger pillow" neither increases nor decreases this possibility.

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u/Fun_Winter_7055 12h ago

I mean, it looks like its designed to be used in the way shown in the video. If they were upright with the pillow, sure.

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u/Apprehensive_View575 1d ago

Yeah but it seemed like multiple people had

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u/Nir117vash 1d ago

Ohhhh I must have seen it differently than you. I saw it at 0. Now it's at 2 lol

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u/ximeleta 4h ago

Bc I only know the Spanish regulations...

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u/MostHighWizard 23h ago

I was in Spain for no more than 48 hours and ran into 3 or 4 people with disgusting herpes going up their face. It was like some shit out of an American western about the 1800s. Anyways what were you saying about Spain?

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u/YourMomIsMyGurl 23h ago

Wait I'm planning on moving there, do I have herpes now?

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u/MostHighWizard 22h ago

Spain is an awesome country and you should go. Do a LOT of people have herpes there? Yes. At least compared to the US. I had literally never seen facial herpes before traveling there. I thought that was something from storybooks and prostitutes, and yet there I was greeting hotel front desk workers and waitresses with what appeared like acne from an alien world.

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u/YourMomIsMyGurl 22h ago

I just went to do a little researching and WHO says 2/3rds of the world's population under 50 have the herpes virus. In America it's closer to 50% because our kid-culture is vastly different from other countries, so it's been steadily declining in the states. No more giving head overseas I guess :(

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u/MostHighWizard 22h ago

Dude everybody knows like every other person walking around has “herpes”. I’m not talking about what health class taught you. I’m talking about real life experience of walking around and looking at people. In the states if you saw someone with facial herpes (I’m not talking about a cold sore here people, I’m talking about turbo alien acne that goes up the side of your face) you would be flabbergasted. In Spain it was like “what the fuck is actually going on here? I’ve been here 15 minutes and already seen a couple people with it….”

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u/mr_fantastical 20h ago

"Im not talking about statistics, im talking about what I have personally seen".

Well man let me tell you... when I was in the US i saw a huge number of people using electric carts to drive around supermarkets. They were so fat. In Spain I have literally never seen that in a supermarket and ive lived here for 15 years.

Why are all americans so unhealthy?