Travel sick - Diesel?

mrtobs

This might be an odd question but we've had a diesel car for a few years now and I've noticed that, although the car feels pretty comfortable, I get travel sick much more frequently than when we had a petrol car. Are diesel cars more likely to make you travel sick, or is it just co-incidence?? We're changing cars soon, so thought it was worth having your thoughts on this!
Also, any suggestions for prevention generally v.welcome - tried the bands (that go on pressure points) & pills, but don't seem to help!

ariba10

What cured it for me was. Sit in the front seat, do not read anything at all and keep looking ahead.

ariba10

Forgot to mention. I can drive anywhere and for as long as is needed but am a terrible passenger.

Have spoken to bus drivers that cannot travel in a bus as a passenger.

mrtobs

ariba10 wrote: »

What cured it for me was. Sit in the front seat, do not read anything at all and keep looking ahead.

thanks for that - I already do that & it does help, although still get it pretty often with the current car.

grizzly1911

mrtobs wrote: »

thanks for that - I already do that & it does help, although still get it pretty often with the current car.

What was it like in other cars you have owned?

Has it changed with your age?

Lum

It's to do with the brain getting confused because it feels movement in some ways but not others, and doesn't see movement (which is why looking out of the window helps)

If it's one of the older or less refined diesels, such as a 90s Passat or something, then the increased vibration and noise may well be contributing.

Or it could just be because diesels perform differently, tend to be a bit more torquey, need more frequent gear changes etc. This could be affecting the driving style of whoever is driving you around.

mrtobs

grizzly1911 wrote: »

What was it like in other cars you have owned?

Has it changed with your age?[/QUOTE

Still got travel sick from time to time with other cars but nothing like as frequent - its only changed since we had a diesel around 3 yrs ago - wasn't too bad before that.

Mrs_Imp

I noticed that diesel cars vibrated at a different frequency to petrol cars (well they certainly used to, don't know about now). So that may be affecting you. But then I can get travel sick in lifts :eek:, so I'm quite sensitive to travel sickness and how different things affect me.

Lum

For lifts, if there is a little window, looking through it at the wall moving past should help a bit?

Mrs_Imp

Alas, that doesn't help much I usually take the stairs (used to work on the 9th floor) but now I have a pushchair it's not so easy to do that in shops.

The only tablet that used to work for me is now longer available in this country.

Strider590

Might be that newer cars have smaller windows........
The other factor is noise, cars are so quiet now that your body doesn't know if it's moving or not.