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  Chris, 25 Feb 2003 @ 4:50am

  
  

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  This is a lifesaver for parents. We used to strap a portable TV/VCR combo between the seats in our SUV. We we traded up (or down, depending on your POV) to a minivan we got a DVD player and flip down screen installed. I don't know our parents made long trips with 2 or 3 bored kids in the backseat. We measure trips now not in miles, but in the number of 90 minute movies it will take to arrive at our destination.

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    Duffman, 25 Feb 2003 @ 6:04am

    
    

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    We had books when I was young. That kept my brother and I quiet the whole time. When we started doing longer trips that went into dark hours, my parents bought us reading lights. Way better than watching movies. Maybe just a sign of the times...

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      Phibian, 25 Feb 2003 @ 9:14am

      
      

      Reading in the car

      I was never allowed to read books in the car, because I got carsick, and my parents got sick of cleaning up the car.
      
      Something about the motion coupled with having one's head down. Generally, movies don't cause the same motion sickness - so I wouldn't necessarily say that a preference for videos in the car is a sign that people don't read.

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  Chris, 25 Feb 2003 @ 10:06am

  
  

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  It's totally a carsick issue with us. Gameboys don't work for them in the car either. I had major carsick issues when I was a kid. My solution was to take a couple of dramamine's and sleep the whole trip. I prefer movies to doping the kids to ensure a reasonably pleasant trip.

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  Anonymous Coward, 25 Feb 2003 @ 11:28am

  
  

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  I was driving behind a minivan a few months ago that had one of the ones that flip down from the ceiling. I was surprised at how distracting I found it. Since it's mounted so high it's easily visible to other vehicles. It was actually quite annoying having the screen flashing in my peripheral vision. It would seem manufacturers put some thought into the design of the system such that it doesn't distract the driver of the minivan but I wonder if there's any design consideration for drivers of other vehicles around the van?
  

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    Chris, 25 Feb 2003 @ 6:21pm

    
    

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    Our windows are tinted - so I think that minimizes it a lot. Although at night I bet drivers behind me can see the light from the screen.

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