Travel sick in certain cars

[Babyramone]

Does anyone have experience of this. I don't have a car but go various places with my kind friends. My DS 3yrs has been car sick on longer journeys but tends to fine if going local.
However everytime a certain friends car within minutes he complains of sore tummy and is sick after a while. This has happened on two journeys and was sick on both returns. Both jouneys on straight motorway.
So far it's only been in that particular car (unless on long journey)
Does this sound odd?
Can't remember carss name but think it a renault. It's the one like a popemobile with sliding doors.

I get horribly car sick, and I get sick very quickly in cars with soft suspension (so that they wallow and roll a bit when going over bumps or around corners) or where the driver breaks and accelerates a lot rather than going at an even speed. The other thing that used to set me off was cars with high windows so that I couldn't look out easily, although obviously that isn't a factor now that I'm an adult.

My heart goes out to your ds, do you use anything for the sickness?

make sure you take an ice cream container (with lid obviously!) with kitchen roll in the bottom for those trips.

My dd gets terribly car-sick when we go over the Snake pass to and from Sheffield. It's truly awful.

Can he sit in the middle back seat so he can see out of the front of the car?

renaults are notorious for this. i avoid getting in them (i was a very car sick child)

some car sickness is linked to a build up of static elictricity on the car... check the car and see if it has one of those rods that drags on the ground to discharge the static... if not it could be that that causes it.

I used to be much sicker in cars that still had that 'new car smell' or had strong air fresheners, also on high speed trains rather than chuggly local ones. I think the speed, acceleration/braking and type of suspension all have an effect. I'm still not brilliant on long-distance coaches.

Agree sitting in the middle of the back seat so you can see the road in front really helps - something to do with your eyes warning your brain you'll be going round a corner / accelerating / braking etc before your middle ear feels it.

thanks everyone
Bran don't use anything yet thinking of getting seabbands but not sure if he'll wear as can be awkward.
Think it may be either the suspension or the way my friend drives, althought tbh I thhought she was quite smooth.
Will keep eye on it and see if pattern emerges.
I was mildly carsick as a child but my sister was terrible, puking as we left our street.

Yes it will almost certainly be the suspension, french cars do tend to have softer suspension in general. My dd is always sick in dh's car but fine in mine. The wristbands do really help with her so might be worth a try. Ice cream tubs are an excellent idea and I always keep a couple of nappy sacks stuffed in my handbag for emergencies!