Car sickness

[edwagon]

What things can you do to to the car to help prevent passengers from getting car-sick?

My gs300 seems to make people car sick over windy, bumpy roads (eg: coromandal) more than other cars, and am keen to stop this from happening.

Car is is good cond, no exhaust leaks, brand new shocks etc, not wallowy or bouncy, driven sensibly etc

I got the car sick passenger to drive (she felt fine after that), and I sat in the back - and I started feeling queasy myself!

Ive seen people with rubber straps dangling onto the road etc - but is there anything else you can do to the car to help prevent this motion sickness?

[celica_xr9145]

I know that new air freshners make me feel car sick

[tsoob]

seems strange, you got the windows down?

fresh air always helps, dont read a book why you are on winding roads?

stop for breaks at the look outs?

[YeMs]

rubber straps are to help discharge static electricity.

ginger helps man. some people are just prone to getting motion sickness. stash a 4 pack of ginger beer in your onboard chiller (if you have 1 lol) that helps to settle upset stomachs.

[Mr Revhead]

sea legs behind the ear from 12 hours before the trip

Seems a bit of a weird issue....
Is that time spent in the back seat spent wathcin a dvd player? lol

[Leon]

sea legs behind the ear from 12 hours before the trip

Unless it is sealegs pills, in which case, swallow them.

[GDII]

I get motion sick easy.

The best thing that stops it for me is to watch the road. Never a problem when I'm driving. I haven't been a passenger in a car for a very long time though.

[Malcolm]

I understand motion sickness tends to be mostly related to vibrational frequency, it's possible that doing something like changing your tyre pressures, changing suspension spring rates (i'd suggest increasing rear or decreasing front spring rates, should reduce pitch oscillations over bumps)

The wikipedia article suggests that maybe looking outside rather than within the car, so that your eyes are seeing the same motion that your vestibular system is sensing, is a good idea.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motion_sickness

[Quint]

I know that new air freshners make me feel car sick

'new car smell' does it to me. Never get car sick otherwises.

[Crampy]

Tell them all to harden the f*ck up!

[dnalunchie]

I know that new air freshners make me feel car sick

'new car smell' does it to me. Never get car sick otherwises.

totally agree, cars should smell like burger king or pies or nothing, but new car smell is FTL

[edwagon]

Tell them all to harden the f*ck up!

Thread titles coming soon:
'How do I get the smell of vomit out of my lexus?'
'Help! Ive just spewed in my own car!'


Malcom - good suggestion - Last week I had just been playing with the rear damper settings to get rid of the pitch, without going too harsh in the ride. I might tighten it up another notch and see how it goes.

And no - no funny smells, dvds, reading comic books or hanky panky in the back seat - just an uneasy queasy feeling over the hills to Whitianga etc

[Boost_4_Life]

a hot womens legs behind the ear from 12 hours before the trip

i second that.

[Audi]

As stated earlier, ginger should do it. Mythbusters found it the best cure for motion sickness by far.

[DeeCee]

rubber band with a piece of paper underneath on the wrist. Acupuncture trick. Used to work for me when I was younger

[sergei]

rubber band with a piece of paper underneath on the wrist. Acupuncture trick. Used to work for me when I was younger

Most likely to be placebo.

[Mr Revhead]

rubber band with a piece of paper underneath on the wrist. Acupuncture trick. Used to work for me when I was younger

Most likely to be placebo.

I would tend to agree.
Pressure points are pretty specific so you'd have to wad it up and get in the right spot and I'm not sure a rubber band would apply enough pressure. Also the main spot under the wrist is more a trigger point for other points that doesnt do a lot on it's own, but compounds the effect of others. Then again I am a n00b so maybe it does do things I don't know about

There is a point between the thumb and forefinger that releaves nausea.

[1I1]

I understand motion sickness tends to be mostly related to vibrational frequency, it's possible that doing something like changing your tyre pressures, changing suspension spring rates (i'd suggest increasing rear or decreasing front spring rates, should reduce pitch oscillations over bumps)

Oldman did this and seemed to help (well not for one of my sisters, nothing seemed to help her from being car sick. Was more when not if with her)

I find reading while travelling isn't a good idea. Tried reading while on the ferry and i soon realised i had to stop or i was gona be sick! - and that was on a calm day

[Adamal]

As stated earlier, ginger should do it. Mythbusters found it the best cure for motion sickness by far.

How does going down on a redhead fix motion sickness?

[Malcolm]

Malcom - good suggestion - Last week I had just been playing with the rear damper settings to get rid of the pitch, without going too harsh in the ride. I might tighten it up another notch and see how it goes.

If you're adjusting it with damping, i'd try changing it in both directions and see which is best, because increasing your damping will slow down response which is probably a bad thing in the back (because your front wheels hit bumps first, you want the rear to respond faster to reduce pitching motions)