Infinite lamentation, urgent bathroom demands, and tinsel mobile services rank among the top frustration of family road trips, fresh research has revealed. The study, which examined 1,500 parents who frequently embark on road trips with children under the age of 16, found that avoiding complaints of dullness is a recurring struggle to keep their children entertained.
The study highlighted contemporary frustrations such as missing internet connections and unreliable satellite navigation instructions among the major annoyances of the top 20 list. But surpassing these concerns is frustrating road closures, resulting in traffic congestion and snacks running out.
This study, which was asked to mark the release of Samsung's Galaxy Tab S10 FE, generally outpacing 50 miles on average trips, the infamous query poses five times, “Are we still there?”
Confessing that he endures this question more than 10 times during a typical outing, with 17% quoting it as the most fighting phrase that can be heard, surpassing other candidates such as “I need the toilet” and “I'm bored.”
Regionally speaking, 20% of people in the West Midlands will “Are we still there?” within the first 30 minutes, and 44% will broach questions within an hour. Conversely, families in the eastern UK reportedly ask at least 10 questions on their regular road trips.
Diversity member Jordan Banjo said, “As a father of three, 'Are we still there?” is a familiar soundtrack in my car.
90% of respondents said access to WiFi or mobile data is important for the smooth execution of the journey, as loading movies, TV shows and games on their tablets is the most common solution to combat boredom and frustration on a long journey.
Over half of the family rates tablets as travel gadgets. In fact, 48% of claims technology helps keep children quiet, allowing them to focus on driving, and 27% believe that the whole family is involved in shared activities.
Telephone brand spokesman Annika Bizon said:
“Parents often need to be extra travel companions with technology like tablets for longer journeys, helping the whole family to beat both boredom and frustration. It's not about filling in time. It's about enriching the journey for everyone in the car.”
Setting up challenges such as healthy snacks (34%), classic car games (32%), and discovering certain coloured cars and road signs (28%) was another way up the sleeve.
To qualify as a “road trip,” you will need to take at least two hours by car and cover more than 150 miles.
According to data from OnePoll.com, the average journey includes two stops and three disagreements or arguments.
