Autogazette: Why do passengers in cars often begin to feel ill?
Autogazette: Why do passengers in cars often begin to feel ill?
Daniel J. Strauss: People always suffer when they can’t see out of the window. A driver of a vehicle does not get motion sick, but a passenger in the back seat who is doing work or reading often begins to feel ill. Two thirds of people become motion sick, with a third of them suffering severe symptoms. Women are usually a bit more sensitive than men. Children roughly between the ages of 6 and 12 are also more sensitive on average.