One of the best videos on seat adjustment. it allowed me to completely get rid of a strong neck pain in my Ford S-max. The only problem is - once someone else drives my car, I need a week to find my position again :( That is where you start to think about a fully motorized seat with a memory feature.
This is a really helpful video and does seem to contradict some of the advice from 'experts' e.g. using a lumbar roll/towel etc. which Terry Moule describes as a 'toilet roll' and can make the problem worse. Also, the 'proof of the pudding' is after several weeks has his advice helped a long term back sufferer who's used a lumbar support (based on advice I imagine) for years. Terry's advice and getting rid of the toilet roll seemed to help, a lot. Well done Terry, thanks for the SOUND ADVICE Kind regards James
best seat I've had was in my 3000GT, those leather seats were fully adjustable even having side support for keeping you from moving about in corners and you could put the seat almost completely to the floor if you wanted to race.
Pretty good video. I find that a lot of vehicles do not have sufficient thigh support, resulting in a poor driving position. I was told many years ago, to move the back rest to the point that your wrist bone rested on the top of the steering wheel,. and that has always felt good. The video included one of my pet hates, the driver of the convertable, looking at the passenger when he spoke to her.
In practice your knees will probably be even or above your hips in a good seating position. This is because you need to be held by gravity and friction so that you aren't straining not to slide out of the front of the seat, especially under heavy braking or going over big bumps. However, in a typical car design if the seat base is tilted too far back (putting your knees more significantly above your hips) then you won't be able to operate the pedals comfortably when you having positioned the seat to give the necessary good thigh contact (you will have to fight the seat and it may dig into your under-thigh; 'levering over the seat' as Moule says in this video).
The Build-a-Posture cushion set corrects the car seat for my back pain.... it has eliminated my lower back and neck pain when driving. I have a sedan with a bucket seat so I used the 3” wedge with back pad. www.buildaposture.com
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I suffer from chronic back pain. I think most car seats are made like crap.
One of the best videos on seat adjustment.
it allowed me to completely get rid of a strong neck pain in my Ford S-max. The only problem is - once someone else drives my car, I need a week to find my position again :( That is where you start to think about a fully motorized seat with a memory feature.
Excellent video. I love that he is very straightforward and knowledgeable about the ideal position. Thank you!
This is a really helpful video and does seem to contradict some of the advice from 'experts' e.g. using a lumbar roll/towel etc. which Terry Moule describes as a 'toilet roll' and can make the problem worse.
Also, the 'proof of the pudding' is after several weeks has his advice helped a long term back sufferer who's used a lumbar support (based on advice I imagine) for years.
Terry's advice and getting rid of the toilet roll seemed to help, a lot.
Well done Terry, thanks for the SOUND ADVICE
Kind regards
James
best seat I've had was in my 3000GT, those leather seats were fully adjustable even having side support for keeping you from moving about in corners and you could put the seat almost completely to the floor if you wanted to race.
Donovan Tyler Shelby?
Pretty good video. I find that a lot of vehicles do not have sufficient thigh support, resulting in a poor driving position. I was told many years ago, to move the back rest to the point that your wrist bone rested on the top of the steering wheel,. and that has always felt good. The video included one of my pet hates, the driver of the convertable, looking at the passenger when he spoke to her.
Very good information. Thank you
I have read that hips should be higher than knees, and also read hips should be lower than knees. Which one is better?
In practice your knees will probably be even or above your hips in a good seating position. This is because you need to be held by gravity and friction so that you aren't straining not to slide out of the front of the seat, especially under heavy braking or going over big bumps. However, in a typical car design if the seat base is tilted too far back (putting your knees more significantly above your hips) then you won't be able to operate the pedals comfortably when you having positioned the seat to give the necessary good thigh contact (you will have to fight the seat and it may dig into your under-thigh; 'levering over the seat' as Moule says in this video).
Good luck to a short person trying to see over the top of the hood while they are laying back like that
The Build-a-Posture cushion set corrects the car seat for my back pain.... it has eliminated my lower back and neck pain when driving. I have a sedan with a bucket seat so I used the 3” wedge with back pad.
www.buildaposture.com
Toilet roll
GARBAGE.