do you think it's bad to read while in the car?

It is worst that making a call or sending a text message while driving. Some says that reading on a trip is bad for your eyes, much much worst while driving. It does not just harm you eyes, but it would cost you your life. You need to be careful while driving. It would require all your senses. Something bad might happen if you are not concentrating on driving.

Honestly, I cannot read while travelling since I can remember. If I was sitting in the travelling car, the moment I started reading, I would get dizzy immediately. Seriously, I will get dizzy as well if the car is turning around the roundabout more than 2 times continuously. I was treated ‘carsick’. But I think there must be something wrong with me.

yeah. i think its bad for the eyes to read while riding a moving vehicle. me, i cant stand reading or texting while inside a moving car. it upsets my stomach and sometimes it makes me wanna vomit. ^__^;;

I can't read in a car or bus, only on the train or plane. I get dizzy easily and start to feel sick too.

I don't think it's good for us to read while travelling ,especcially for our eyes.So I never read when drive.

NO, because we have a freedom of what we do in our daily life . However, we will not read as clearly in all the letters we read because of unbalance positioning of our eyes and body..

I think this can happen.. I don't know about any type of permanent damage.. Perhaps you could use some reading glasses.. At age 52, I can't read a thing without reading glasses! And haven't been able to for quite a while. - Or perhaps you need some corrective lenses, as I think sometimes, headaches can indicate this..

I am one of those who are guilty of doing this thing, reading, even drawing or writing while inside a moving vehicle. And like you, I felt the same way with my eyes, I already wear glasses/contact lenses. And sometimes, although not everytime, specially when I'm wearing contacts, and it's a bit of a bumpy ride, my eyes get watery sometimes, I even feel dizzy and nauseated and at time I also get headaches. I can't help it though, to pass the time specially for long travels I do still read.

Whenever I get the chance to be a passenger instead of the driver, I'll read just bout anything. Books, newspaper, mail, magazines. My only problem with it is I tend to get sleepy while reading.

Yes, I think it is bad to read while in the car, especially if you are driving :) I think as a passenger it makes one prone to motion sickness and headache. I do not think that it can ruin your vision, however.

Please tell me you were not driving the car? I am going to assume you were not driving. When I am in a car I pretty well have to stare straight ahead or I will get sick so no reading for me. I know a lot of people you can read a book for a short while before feeling sick and they will until they do feel sick. I also know a couple of people that when they go on long trips they can read all the way there if they are not the ones driving! I wish I could read in the car.

Nope. I don't read while I'm travelling. It gives me headache too. I think it's because the vehicle movement. Not always. I feel OK when I'm reading on a motorbike though. I mean, when someone's carrying me behind them on a motorbike. I can read like that. But definitely can't read on bus, car, or train. They are too shaky I think. Makes me wanna throw up if I force myself to read for a long time.

Hi. Well I have tried reading in the car, as a passenger and its annoying, because the car and its vibrations shake the book around and make a little difficult to lock onto the words... I would never try to read and drive at the same time though...

Hello there! I love to read a lot, and when the story is really good its stuck on me whenever I go! I especially like reading while travelling but somehow its really difficult to do. They say you'll get eye problem (and headache) when reading from a moving vehicle because the vehicle vibrates and words and lines jump, so you really have to concentrate intensely on each of the letters. To quote an expert: "We are continually trying to keep our eyes trained on the words and lines we are reading. If different portions of the text keep jumping across the focus of our eyes the vision processing system of our brain is also challenged. But the problemn is not in the fact that the car or bus is moving. It arises because the motion is not smooth." http://www.tribuneindia.com/2003/20031023/science.htm

I don't read in the car. It makes me sick to the stomach and gives me a headache, I think it has to do with my eyeballs bouncing with the car and the text in my hand, or a little left over carsickness from baby-hood. I don't drive either. However, distracted drivers can be a menace on the road. Be it they reading, texting, yacking on cellphones or car passengers. They can and do cause accidents as there is usually more than one distracted driver on a single road and invariably they meet...

Of course, and I seldom read in the car, because the car would shake, so read on the eye harmful, but also a long time, it would dizziness...lol...

I always read while travelling. why not? I like reading and very very like reading. No day withot reading. Read always gives me knowledge, and that's important for me. So,....enjoy your reading while travelling

when i was in college i used to do the same...reading while travelling, especially when i had no chance of reviewing some of my lessons... i'd better do this than to get zero on our examinations or on our recitations.. but now... i am working already as much as possible i am trying to avoid.. i am trying to avoid but if there are text messages.. i can't help myself do the same thing again... just an advice never read while in the car...coz at this very moment i have this eye problem. reading while travelling and long exposure to computers are the main cause of this...

To be frank,I'm very surprised about what you said.You often read books while driving!That is what I can never do.Of course it's bad to read while in the car.It's bad not only for your eyes,but also for your spirit.You may feel tired often if you do so for a long time.It's not a good idea to study while driving.,you can't study anything while in the car.Besides,the most important thing is that it's very dangerous to you and others who are driving too at the same time,especially the one who is near to you.So in order to avoid such dangerous situation,you'd better not do so from now on.

I read when travelling in a car and I have no problems but many people do. I believe your problem is related to you inner ear which is also the cause of motion sickness. However you should have your eyes checked if you are getting headaches. Because you are focusing on such a narrow area when you read a lot your eyes are not being exercised and I believe this can lead to some problems. Sometimes eye exercises can help and you can delay the need for glasses.