Q&A: Riding Is Like Walking
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Riding Is Like Walking
Question
While driving or sitting in a car, is it possible to recite parts of the prayer that require standing?
Is riding considered like walking?
And in general, is sitting in a car, which is more than three handbreadths high, permitted on Tisha B’Av? Or during mourning?
The question applies both to the driver and to the passengers.
Answer
Sitting in a car is not considered sitting but driving, and it is not included in mourning restrictions.
One should not pray while the vehicle is moving either. The rule that riding is like walking does not necessarily mean that it is like standing.
If you have no other option, then yes.