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Farhad, I am a huge fan so thanks for your note. However, I also have a car that turns the passenger airbag off automatically and I still put my boy in the back. Having been raised in the days when you got to drive on your father's lap, I am surprised that any of us survived!
But this is from the CDC :
"# All children ages 12 years and younger should ride in the back seat. Adults should avoid placing children in front of airbags. Putting children in the back seat eliminates the injury risk of deployed front passenger-side airbags and places children in the safest part of the vehicle in the event of a crash.
# Overall, for children less than 16 years, riding in the back seat is associated with a 40% reduction in the risk of serious injury.10 To learn more about effective interventions to increase child safety seat use, visit CDC's Motor Vehicle Occupant Safety page. "
