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Originally Posted by BlackArcher101
Women get carsick more often than man, so they will sit in the back to prevent carsickness.
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But...you get carsick because your eyes and your balance centre (inner ear) are giving you conflicting information on your spatial location and how you're moving, and your brain can't figure it out. The better the view of the horizon, the easier it becomes for your brain to sort through the information, and the less carsick you get.
Most people who get carsick in the back will not get carsick in the front, or if they're driving. In fact, my dad (physician) will recommend a patient try sitting in the front seat for carsickness, before he'll prescribe anything.
In some cases, there is a baby or other small being in the back that needs tending to. And I know there are some people who sit in the back because they're scared the airbags will kill them if they deploy (which, if they're short or have a small build, may be true in some cases)