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Have you noticed any correlation between how hungry you are and how fast motion sickness kicks in?

Shank 2y ago
It’s really interesting you say this. Is this a known correlation? I feel like now that you mention it, it’s incredibly fast if I’m hungry.
- toast0 2y ago
  I went on a cruise, and had significant (for me) motion sickness that only got better once I ate --- of course, I was avoiding eating because I didn't feel well, so that seems like the wrong choice.
- KolmogorovComp 2y ago
  It is a known correlation.
astrange 2y ago
I'm not sure why, but I feel like I only get motion sickness in the back of Priuses. It must be something about their braking curve. I don't sit in enough EVs to tell if they're the same.
- 121789 2y ago
  Teslas are especially bad for me. I think it’s the rough suspension and fast acceleration/deceleration
  - rootusrootus 2y ago
    The instant-on power and braking takes some getting used to. For the folks who have trouble mastering it, my recommendation is chill mode. It has a much softer acceleration profile, mostly eliminating the harsh starts you might be experiencing.
    - underdeserver 2y ago
      Chill mode is all upside in my book. There's still a ton of power when you need it, it's easier on the tires (and thus your wallet), and you get jerked around less.
- yc-kraln 2y ago
  Toyota's hybrids are the worst. I never get motion sick except as a passenger in any Toyota hybrid
- rootusrootus 2y ago
  Some people never really learn how to use one-pedal driving, so they end up just going back and forth between accelerating and decelerating. That'll make me motion sick in a hurry, and I bet that is fairly universal (among people prone to motion sickness in cars, that is). So in that sense, any EV or hybrid is potentially a problem, depending on the driver.
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  - teekert 2y ago
    Ah yes, I never get motion sick, except for when I'm in the car with just such a driver: A person with sine-foot.
    - yurishimo 2y ago
      This is giving me flashbacks to the time I took an uber home from the airport in Dallas. 25 minutes of an older gentlemen (65ish) just modulating between gas pedal and brake pedal the entire time. It was awful and I wish I wasn't such a coward at the time and had told him after he dropped me off.
      - Reubachi 2y ago
        Tangential and very late to the thread, but, In the racing/track world, any time spent off the accelrator or brake is literally leaving time on the table. The idea being; you are going at 10/10 until the exact point you know you need to go 4/10 at an apex and apply full braking. Then getting right back up to 10/10. Similarly, I notice that i do a lot of this "sine wave" driving (IE , gas, brake, gas brake) when I'm heavily loaded with passengers or on a curvy road where I don't quite know the ratios. So I'm often not expecting to need to brake so heavily but, for safeety of course, need to.
        yurishimo 2y ago
        Yea, I get it for driving on track, but not on the highway just managing space between you and the car in front. Re: your curvy road, I would say at that point you might just be driving too fast for the load in your vehicle. When passengers are onboard, a smooth ride will beat everything 99% of the time. If I have to suddenly break for a sharp corner, then I apologize and slow down so it doesn't happen again.
- kylehotchkiss 2y ago
  I suspect most people's interaction with Prius' are Uber rides. Maybe Uber drivers just get bad habits from the platform incentives (drive fast = get more rides)
  - astrange 2y ago
    Well, I definitely sit in the back mostly in Uber rides and that's supposed to matter somehow.
ErigmolCt 2y ago
I have not. For me, it does not matter. The ride begins - the motion sickness kicks in
danaris 2y ago
I regularly drive two family members around—one gets motion sick much faster and more frequently when hungry, while the other gets motion sick the same either way. Does make me wonder what the difference is there.
deinonychus 2y ago
Yes, sort of. I don’t necessarily have to feel hungry but if I’m on an empty stomach or just haven’t eaten in a while, the odds I get motion sickness are much higher. If I’m riding somewhere to go get dinner, I have to sit in the front passenger seat. After dinner with a full belly? Throw me in the back and I’ll be fine.

It’s really interesting you say this. Is this a known correlation? I feel like now that you mention it, it’s incredibly fast if I’m hungry.

toast0 2y ago
I went on a cruise, and had significant (for me) motion sickness that only got better once I ate --- of course, I was avoiding eating because I didn't feel well, so that seems like the wrong choice.
KolmogorovComp 2y ago
It is a known correlation.

astrange 2y ago

I'm not sure why, but I feel like I only get motion sickness in the back of Priuses. It must be something about their braking curve. I don't sit in enough EVs to tell if they're the same.

121789 2y ago
Teslas are especially bad for me. I think it’s the rough suspension and fast acceleration/deceleration
- rootusrootus 2y ago
  The instant-on power and braking takes some getting used to. For the folks who have trouble mastering it, my recommendation is chill mode. It has a much softer acceleration profile, mostly eliminating the harsh starts you might be experiencing.
  - underdeserver 2y ago
    Chill mode is all upside in my book. There's still a ton of power when you need it, it's easier on the tires (and thus your wallet), and you get jerked around less.
yc-kraln 2y ago
Toyota's hybrids are the worst. I never get motion sick except as a passenger in any Toyota hybrid
rootusrootus 2y ago
Some people never really learn how to use one-pedal driving, so they end up just going back and forth between accelerating and decelerating. That'll make me motion sick in a hurry, and I bet that is fairly universal (among people prone to motion sickness in cars, that is). So in that sense, any EV or hybrid is potentially a problem, depending on the driver.
- deleted 2y ago
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- teekert 2y ago
  Ah yes, I never get motion sick, except for when I'm in the car with just such a driver: A person with sine-foot.
  - yurishimo 2y ago
    This is giving me flashbacks to the time I took an uber home from the airport in Dallas. 25 minutes of an older gentlemen (65ish) just modulating between gas pedal and brake pedal the entire time. It was awful and I wish I wasn't such a coward at the time and had told him after he dropped me off.
    - Reubachi 2y ago
      Tangential and very late to the thread, but, In the racing/track world, any time spent off the accelrator or brake is literally leaving time on the table. The idea being; you are going at 10/10 until the exact point you know you need to go 4/10 at an apex and apply full braking. Then getting right back up to 10/10. Similarly, I notice that i do a lot of this "sine wave" driving (IE , gas, brake, gas brake) when I'm heavily loaded with passengers or on a curvy road where I don't quite know the ratios. So I'm often not expecting to need to brake so heavily but, for safeety of course, need to.
      - yurishimo 2y ago
        Yea, I get it for driving on track, but not on the highway just managing space between you and the car in front. Re: your curvy road, I would say at that point you might just be driving too fast for the load in your vehicle. When passengers are onboard, a smooth ride will beat everything 99% of the time. If I have to suddenly break for a sharp corner, then I apologize and slow down so it doesn't happen again.
kylehotchkiss 2y ago
I suspect most people's interaction with Prius' are Uber rides. Maybe Uber drivers just get bad habits from the platform incentives (drive fast = get more rides)
- astrange 2y ago
  Well, I definitely sit in the back mostly in Uber rides and that's supposed to matter somehow.

ErigmolCt 2y ago

I have not. For me, it does not matter. The ride begins - the motion sickness kicks in

danaris 2y ago

I regularly drive two family members around—one gets motion sick much faster and more frequently when hungry, while the other gets motion sick the same either way. Does make me wonder what the difference is there.

deinonychus 2y ago

Yes, sort of. I don’t necessarily have to feel hungry but if I’m on an empty stomach or just haven’t eaten in a while, the odds I get motion sickness are much higher. If I’m riding somewhere to go get dinner, I have to sit in the front passenger seat. After dinner with a full belly? Throw me in the back and I’ll be fine.