Babies and children in the backseat law....?

I'm not sure if your brother and sister in law's decapitation story is completely true but, it is safer for kids to be in the back seat. Air bags were designed for adults, and kids under 4 foot 9 in. need to be in the back with a booster seat because, the airbags could kill or seriously injure them. Hope that helped. Just FYI I agree I think the driver looking back to deal with the kids is more dangerous.