How to Train Your Dragon tablet game trains your kids to sit still during a road trip (preview)

SAN FRANCISCO — I was people-watching while leaning against the wall of a tire and rims shop on 16th and Shotwell when a woman, who was walking parallel to a black SUV, sauntered up to me. The vehicle crept forward, matching her pace, like she had the gigantic beast on an invisible leash. “Mr. Kleckner? We’re going to take you on a family road trip through the Mission District,” she said as the back door of the rumbling truck swung open.

Like most family road trips I had as a kid, this drive started off like an abduction.