| It is estimated that 300 people in the UK are killed each
year where a driver has fallen asleep at the wheel. Government
research shows that roughly 1 in every 10 crashes is caused by a
driver who has fallen
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Tips for
drivers
- Plan your journey to include a 15 minute break
every two hours of driving
- Drinking 2 cups of coffee or other high
caffeine drink and having a rest to allow time for the caffeine to
kick in are effective methods of staying awake.
- Have a good night's sleep before setting out on
a long journey.
- Remember that the risks increase if you have to
get up earlier than usual to start your trip, or have a long drive
home after a full day's work.
- Avoid making long trips between midnight to 6am
and 2 to 4pm when you will not be at your most alert.
- Share the driving if possible.
- If you start to feel sleepy find a safe place
to stop (not the hard shoulder of a motorway) as soon as
possible.
- Opening the window or turning up the radio does
little to prevent a driver from falling asleep at the
wheel.
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1st December 2006 may contain incorrect contact
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