Colm O'Regan: Listening to the voices that add spark to our car journeys

"Sometimes we are just sitting in the car outside our destination unwilling to go in because we crave one more minute. But look, we can’t just stay in this hospital car park forever. The child will miss her operation"

"It’s quite the thrill having Kate Winslett read to your children. We might even get her in to babysit. Her voice acting is outstanding."

The children are pucking in the back of the car. The ancient tradition of siblings just lightly belting each other in seatbelts. No reason. There is no “who started it”.

It’s been going on ever since children started being transported around. The Norse sagas don’t record every detail, so I can’t say for definite.