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I may get a couple of those.
I have chronic vertigo, they may be helping on the drive down- too long in the car isn't good.

 

My Daughter suffered horribly through the Dargon on a rainy/foggy evening run after a too long day on the road from Birmingham Al.

The Dragon is now on her bucket list, but not the good kind. I hope to get back there again, but without kids (and in daylight).

 

This does seem to be the case. I met a fellow last year at the parking area, near the bottom of the Dragon. He said the MINI belonged to his wife, but she got so car sick on the first run, she told him to go drive it a few more times, so she could say it had been on the Dragon. :lol:

Jim

 

Two years ago on our trip down to the Dragon my Daughter and I stopped at the Sonic in Johnson City Tenn. for lunch. Hamburger and Onion Rings.

3 Hours later as we were arriving at Fontana :eek6: Not Good!!

And another thing. Don't get behind those big road bikes:frown2:. The ones that just about idol through the curves. All your breathing in is their exhaust. That will do it also.

 

As one with more than 10,000 miles at sea on small boats, I can attest to the benefit of the wrist bands. They work well, especially in conjunction with Ginger root (Ginger ale will work).

I have seen this combo work for many chronic motion sick people.

As a last resort, eat a Hershey's bar. It won't stop you from getting sick, but it tastes as good coming up as it did going down!

 

The dragon is the only road where I have seen a DRIVER get car sick !

Randy

 

I have heard a lot of things to try for motion sickness, but never sticking a Hershey bar in your ear. What do I know, it might work. :cornut:

Jim

 

My Daughter has been conditioned over the past 4 years. But she has asked me to pull over a few times.

She did request that I get her a 4 point harness so that she doesn't get thrown out the window:yikes:

 

Something else that helps tremendously, stay hydrated ! Not just the day of, but the weeks leading up to the dragon, make sure you drink more then enough WATER. Good life habit to adopt anyways if you havent already.

 

I used to have this problem when I lived in Sandy Eggo, as long as I was driving my boat I was fine, when I let someone else take the wheel invariably I was calling Ralph and feeding the fish over the side in just a few minutes!

The solution was easy, I just always drove the boat!

I was the passenger in a Classic Pickup on the Dragon - even took some short vids - and never had a problem, but we only ran it a couple of times....I guess it's different for me on the road as compared to the ocean.

Getting stuck behind diesel pickups on the road will make me want to hurl tho....must be something about the diesel fumes. I'll bet getting stuck behind a "Hardley Ableson" would have the same effect.

Here are those short vids I took...

[ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-3390437821971343276]On the Dragon[/ame]

[ame=http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4891311756899071081]On the Dragon II[/ame]

 

Fixed it for you, Jim. Sticking a Hershey bar anywhere can't be all bad.

 

:cornut: One can get a "Transderm Scop" patch from their health care provider. It sticks to the skin behind the ear and lasts 3 days. It works.

Jason

 

Although this patch may work, it is a very powerful drug. Use as a last resort IMO.

 

Just messing with you on the first one, but not going to touch this second one. :lol:

Jim

 

I took Dramamine right before I took the ferry over to Catalina one summer, all I wanted to do all day while I was there was sleep!

The next time I put out to sea on a big boat was to watch the America's cup defense, we were out all day and I had the Scop patch on - it was great! No sickness, no sleepyness - that's the ticket! Of course, I wasn't trying to navigate 378 corners in 11 miles either!

 

^^^is true. Do some research before going this route. My posts are usually pretty sarcastic, but I'm serious on this one.

 

I never even thought of this and now you guys have me worried! I've never gotten motion sick on anything... boats... roller-coasters... riding passenger in some auto-crossing events...

 

Sounds like you'll be fine.
Had my wife and Chihuahua on the Dragon last Fall. My wife held on to the handhold as though her life depended on it. She said she was still feeling a little strange a couple of hours later after we finished a run. Took the dog several days later to become normal. This year, the wife gets to go, but the dog stays home.