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Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by damoncali on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @04:22PM (#4352066)
For me, it is a side effect of some problems with my vision. I hear it is curable with vison therapy, but that is quite expensive.
Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by TylerE on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @05:55PM (#4352557)
That's actually really interesting.

I've always worn glasses but my vision has gotten progressively worse as I've aged - it's not bad, even now, I can legally drive without glasses - but it's enough to be noticeable.

I also was much less prone to motion sickness when I was younger - I would happily read full novels while riding along as a grade schooler.

Re:Google's Autonomous cars complete 300,000 miles without a... by damoncali on Tuesday August 07, 2012 @10:19PM (#4353529)
My eyes have been awful since I was a kid, but just near-sighted. My daughter needed vision therapy as a young child, and when I went into the therapist's office, I got an exam for my glasses prescription.

Turned out that I had similar issues, just not noticeable. It had to do with my eyes not being able to properly maintain a focus at a specific distance over time, and their ability to track properly. I've always been a slow reader - this is at least partly why. I was told that it's also responsible for the fact that I get car sick within seconds of reading in the car, and that it goes away with therapy. Unfortunately, I never did go through with the therapy.