Crash Test - Forward Vs. Rear Facing

Thank you for posting this. I have my 11 month old son rearfacing, and intend to keep him that way as long as possible.

Wow, what a great comparison. It's nice to see that Graco Turbo perform relatively well, too (for a FF booster, that is...obviously the harnessed RF kid is going to fare better in more types of crashes).

Papooses, you're everywhere:-)) Rear facing in front is a great place for a child (airbag disabled of course). Crash tesing solely is better in rear but when considering all actors the front is as safe which even ultra safety conscious Volvo says

Keeping children of other ages , except rear facing, is less safe and not recommended.

This video is obviously not from the U.S.

Swedish children are often placed rear-facing in the front seat (with disabled airbag) because forward-facing children in the front is even more more dangerous . . . it's about equalizing the risk for ALL passengers.

It is never recommended to put a rear-facing child in the front with an active airbag: the airbag must be deactivated & back is still the safest place for all passengers of any age....

This is safe, the airbag in the front should be removed, in Norway and Sweden it is not legal to rearface infront of active airbag, but it is legal and RECOMENDED to have the child in the front seat if the airbag is not active and the space in the rear seat is too smal. Rearfacing is in front seat is much safer than foreward facing in rear seat!
This is a swedish video.

and you're insane.

Keeping a child REAR FACING in front seat is just as safe as the rear (airbag disabled). Rear is slightly better from a pur crash test view. But other factors, such as better communication with child, sturdy dashboard, and rear facing for longer time make the front seat as safe.
The Swedes, best car seat safety record in world, keeps a large percentage of kids in front seat. From birth to 4-5 years (Swedish kids rear face until 4-5 years here due to seats which handle rear facing until 55 lbs)

Obviously, you would NOT put the child seat in the front seat of the car. I am guessing they just put it there for the sake of comparing rear facing to forward facing and being able to see the drastic difference between the two.

And i´m saying that front facing is better than rear facing

No offense dude, but this video is wrong, rear facing is a wrong position in the front because of the air-bags the rear seat IS THE SAFEST PLACE TO BE