my bag in the car

Caponata · #1 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 12:36 AM

Hi,I wonder if you have any suggestions,of where to hang my bag in the car.
I was just talking about this with my daughter the other day, with many women drivers how is it that manufacturors haven't created a place for a woman's bag!I put mine on the passenger-seat most of the time, the back seat is too far for me to reach if in need of my ID or else while I drive. My car is brand new Mitsubishi outlander.
Thanks, regards,

Caponata

barbszy · #2 (**permalink**) 04-04-2009, 04:47 AM

Caponata, that's a great point. There really IS no good place to put your handbag. I drive a minivan and there is a little "table" between the passenger and driver's seats, so I place mine there. But if I'm in my husband's car, I have to set it on the front seat. If I have a passenger, they dump it on the floor

Caponata · #3 (**permalink**) 04-09-2009, 12:39 AM

Hi, It's a nuisance isnt-it? and yet what can we do to get the attention of car manufactorers, any idea? Is there a gadget we can buy and use?
best regards , Cap

**Crafty Amanda** · #4 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 02:59 AM

I agree, definitely something they haven't considered in car design! I usually use the passenger seat, but when someone rides in the passenger seat I put it on the floor next to their legs :-P

KSJEn6891 · #5 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 12:04 PM

What I usually do is carry a small wallet that has 1-2 credit cards in it, my DL, any passes I have for transportational needs (ferry, tolls, Ins.card(s) etc), a couple of dollars, and a few coins - the wallet sits next to me where my emergency break is at, my cell phone is in a cup holder or next to my mini wallet, and the womens bag/purse w/everything else in it is either on the passenger seat or back seat. If I know I am going to have more then two passengers in my vehical I take my cell and my mini wallet only that day, and put the bag in the trunk area of my car.
Good luck with your situation.

**Bilby** · #6 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 01:53 PM

I guess they haven't done this cause there is no where that it could hang within reach of the driver that would not cause a driving hazard. I sit my bag on the passenger seat and have no probs, if there is some one sitting there I pop it on the floor and still within reach, but in reality I don't go to my bag while driving ..... why would I?

A hook on the glovebox?

**Sammi1961** · #7 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 03:12 PM

I either put my bag on the console between the driver's seat and the passenger seat or on the floor on the passenger side. If one of my dks ride with me, they always try to toss my purse in the back which drives me crazy. I don't like leaving my purse on the passenger seat because I worry about it getting stolen. If you really think about it, it is men who design cars. And in history, it was often men who made the family car purchase. We need more women out there designing cars and taking women's needs into consideration, especially since women are buying cars for themselves or their families now too!

**Bilby** · #8 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 05:26 PM

Just a question, why would you go to your bag while driving? You can't talk on your phone, it's illegal and very distracting almost as bad as driving drunk, tests prove it, this has to be one of the main causes of accidents as you're not paying attention, you're in the car to drive.

...... Must be just me, sorry to be such a killjoy LOL

trekmom · #9 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 05:44 PM

I don't think the question is why would you go into your purse while you're driving-most people wouldn't, although my sunglasses are in mine and I will reach in to get them when I need them-I don't have to take my eyes off the traffic though and in the US it's not illegal in all places to drive while on the cell-although it's getting that way.
I think I'd want my purse easily accessible in case I was stopped by a cop-you don't want to be reaching into the back seat or tell the cop you need to get into the trunk to show him your license.
I drive a mini van and usually put my purse in between the two seats, if that's not possible for some reason it's in the floor on the passenger side. I have also put in right behind my seat and if I'm uncomfortable with my purse being accessible to other people in the van or car, I'll put in on my left side-between the door and my seat (I won't open the door before picking it up)

**seleach** · #10 (**permalink**) 04-10-2009, 07:57 PM

I put mine on the passenger seat. Or if someone is riding with me I put it on the floor in back of my seat. I would have no problem telling a cop my purse is on the floor in the back. He could look through the window and see it there. It is not very likely I would ever have anyone riding along in the back as there is very little leg room. Especially behind the passenger. But should that ever happen, I would take my wallet out and lay it next to the shifter and put the purse in the turnk. The shifter is not on the steering column.