Passenger Seat (Front): Whiplash: Even though the impact is on the driver's side, the sudden lateral moƟon could result in whiplash injuries for the front-seat passenger. It's really important here to understand that there is a thing that happens to our ligaments in these types of hyperflexion and hyperextension injuries, and it's called ligament laxity. And what that means is that the ligament is stretched out of its normal shape, and it never ever ever goes back to its regular shape. When this happens to us in a whiplash type injury, the ligament can no longer hold our head up like it should. As a result of that our muscles take over and try to hold the head up where the ligaments would do it before because that is taxing to our muscles. That's why we get aching necks and pain. That is constant because our muscles are working overtime, trying to take over the job of the now stretched ligaments.
Head Impact: The head might be thrust towards the window or even the passenger's side B-pillar, leading to potenƟal concussions or more severe head trauma. This could result in
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