[jakemoshenko]

Pros: It will automatically orient to either a frontal or rear collision and has tons of contact area with the body. If it's made of even a slightly stretchy material it would also spread the force out over some period of time.

[Scoundreller]

I wish more vehicles had more rear-facing seats. Can’t get used to it without experiencing it throughout life.

Seems like only bi-directional train cars have them, or trams that rarely slow down rapidly.

[seszett]

Metros have them, and in my experience the rear-facing seats are more comfortable, as metros decelerate much faster than they accelerate (or at least in Lille, I didn't notice it as much in three other metros I took).

[bombcar]

The Kia Carnival can be switched to rear-facing - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VdG3BAudW2g

[dumbfounder]

I had similar thoughts, but that doesn't make it any less funny!