Hello, I find that whenever I'm in a car as a passenger (not a driver) that I'm almost never in very often, I get motion sick within minutes. Is this usual? I suspect that for some people when they ride in a car they are not used to being in, it's all the signals in the brain, eyes and such that are leading to it; and per some sites, different pathways to the nervous system all detect motion.
Rona Lachat
YES it Happens.
WHY many reasons.
There is no one magic solution for all.
Talk to your doctor for suggestions for YOUR situation.
Yes it happens that when you drive you have less issues than when passenger.
Not all people are equally sensitive towards motion sickness
Around 5 to 10 percent of all people are very sensitive
Around 75 percent are “normal” and
5 to 15 percent are relatively unaffected
trailblazer
Motion sickness will affect you in most vehicles if you are prone to it, just by that situation. You should look to take medication that is know to help.
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It can happen. Some people (kids) can't ride in the back seat of a car without getting sick. It has to do with the limited tunnel view of your eyes not matching the motion of the inner ear. Riding in the back of an airplane used to do it too. In your case, you do not have control of the car, and that is causing the conflicts between vision and motion. They make a pill for it, you might try one. You will eventually relearn the sensations and be OK. I remember one time when I was a kid, on a trip, riding in the front seat, and we had to stop so I could throw up. She stopped the car on the railroad tracks. Luckily, there was no train. Then, she gave me a piece of pecan pie to eat. It tasted horrible and I could not eat pecan pie until I was grown. So, we all have shared your situation.