<p>I can see how it could happen to anyone. </p>
<p>I consider myself lucky that when my kids were infants, it was still considered OK to put the baby seat in the front. My kids didn’t ride in the back until they were about 3, at which point they were buckling themselves into and out of their own carseats.</p>
<p>In my opinion, this is a hazard that needs a technological fix. I don’t think you can overcome the weaknesses of human nature (in this instance, susceptibility to distraction) simply by telling people to try harder or by making the consequences a crime.</p>