What kind of passenger are you on long trips?
By Nancy Zink
@ramapo17 (30441)
Melbourne, Florida
April 27, 2017 9:58pm CST
I love taking long car trips. I always like to drive but my husband can not ride with me driving. I have a heavy foot and sometimes go to fast.
When I am a passenger on long trips with my husband driving, I have my pillow that I use for a desk and bring lots of magazines that I get every month but never read them at home.
I also have a case of water behind the driver seat as well as some food that is easy to reach and not messy to eat in a car.
I also do a lot of texting to my friends.
When I am a passenger on long trips with my husband driving, I have my pillow that I use for a desk and bring lots of magazines that I get every month but never read them at home.
I also have a case of water behind the driver seat as well as some food that is easy to reach and not messy to eat in a car.
I also do a lot of texting to my friends.12 people like this
13 responses
@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
28 Apr 17
I dont drive. So being a passenger, i am the radio. The lookout and the feeder. Lol but try to just relax and enjoy the ride
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Apr 17
When we go on long trips I fall asleep. I cannot stay awake in a vehicle for long. Lol. My husband doesn't like it but I can't help it. I don't drive so he's the driver always.
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@Courtlynn (66918)
• United States
28 Apr 17
I use to fall asleep too especially at night. But not anymore dont trust anyones driving . Like to keep an eye on my surroundings
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@LovingMyBabies (85127)
• Valdosta, Georgia
28 Apr 17
@Courtlynn I only trust family when it comes to driving. My husband is an excellent driver-thank God! I couldn't have married him if he wasn't. Lol
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@FourWalls (62499)
• United States
28 Apr 17
It's been a long time since I was a passenger on a long trip. In January 2015 my brother took a bus to Chicago then drove me home because I broke my right ankle. Then I was rather quiet (I keep having flashbacks of falling and my ankle breaking).
I've taken shorter trips to practice for golf tournaments with my putting coach. We talk a lot (usually about music).
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@FourWalls (62499)
• United States
28 Apr 17
@ramapo17 -- it was ice and snow. I'm a southerner: can't drive in winter weather, can't walk in it either! 
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
28 Apr 17
@FourWalls Hahaha. I can't walk in this heat. I will never get use to it. give me the snow.
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@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
28 Apr 17
I tend to read ebooks on my Kindle app on my phone or tablet instead of bringing books and/or magazines with me (which take up precious vehicle space). This includes digital magazines that I get from the library.
I also take a lot of pictures during the drive and upload them to Facebook and Instagram.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
30 Apr 17
@spiderdust That is a good idea. Usually when I have a doctors appointment I will bring some there and leave them on the table in the waiting room.
@spiderdust (14741)
• San Jose, California
29 Apr 17
@ramapo17 I hate throwing them out too. I often donate mine to a thrift store in town. They sell them for 10 cents to a quarter each.
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@cmoneyspinner (9221)
• Austin, Texas
8 Jun 17
I'm very patient as long as I'm not the driver.
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@Marilynda1225 (79974)
• United States
28 Apr 17
I hate being a passenger and usually drive when going anywhere. Sounds like you have a good plan in place while taking a long car ride
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
28 Apr 17
We do although when my daughter and I made the trip a few times we drove right through but we shared the driving.
@ridingbet (66857)
• Philippines
28 Apr 17
when i am a passenger, i keep quiet, i can also nod. when i drive, if possible, i want my passengers no to talk to me, because the tendency is my mind will be answering them and i might not focus more on driving.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
28 Apr 17
I am not a big fan of long car trips but they can be fun sometimes
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
29 Apr 17
@chrissbergstrom I love car trips. I would like to fly up north as we would get there sooner but with the suitcase restrictions and all the stuff I want to bring, I would rather go by car. I bring a lot of stuff home too. This time I am bringing some plants back as we cannot get them down here.
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@chrissbergstrom (10767)
• Banks, Oregon
29 Apr 17
@ramapo17 I remember on our trip to California many years ago when I was a kid I brought a box full of comic books to read when I went, and I remember drawing it is a long trip but t was fun to I barely slept everyone else did besides my uncle who drove us
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