About to start 2 hours drive to home after spending Christmas with the family from my wife's side. I'm tired and full of food

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[–] 19 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Take care and make a stop to keep concentration!

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    This. Driving sleepy is waaay more dangrous than driving drunk (well, maybe not as driving blackout drunk, but way more dangerous than driving with 3-4 beers for sure)

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  • [–] [S] 6 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Yeah, I'm accustomed to just stop and sleep 15-30min mid drive if I start feeling too sleepy

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Good call. I almost got in an accident a long time ago due to driving while tired. Now I don't care if I'm even just a half hour from home. I'll pull over to rest my eyes and grab a coffee or something.

    Also, flexing your leg muscles helps. Push that blood back to the brain like a fighter pilot pulling G's!

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  • [–] [S] 4 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Also, flexing your leg muscles helps. Push that blood back to the brain like a fighter pilot pulling G's!

    Absolutely, but I think this is late when you feel sleepy but helps with just being tired!

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago*

    It's people who don't habitually drink and are partying down that cause accidents and get busted. Those people are why I stay off the roads on holidays.

    I mean, alcohol clearly throws your reflexes, no way around it, but we rarely have to make split-second moves while driving. Can't remember the last time I had to dodge something. Worst I see is people clearly hammered or otherwise not 100% in control and I get the fuck away from them ASAP.

    And yes, about the worst I've scared myself was driving home from college and jerking awake, realizing I had been driving asleep. Jesus.

    14-hours on the road to get the kids tomorrow. Fuck me. Talk about dull. And then all over again in a week.

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  • [–] 5 points 2 years ago