A Dangerous Mix

• Wrecks the reflexes

• Shrinks the thinking

• Hammers the judgement

• Early afternoon & overnight: It’s Fatigue Time!

Almost everybody’s done it... felt sleepy

while driving.

Chances of dying in

a fatigue-related collision are

much higher than you think.

• Your eyes shut or lose focus by themselves

• You keep nodding off

• You can’t stop yawning

• Your thoughts are persistently wandering

• You don’t remember where those last few kilometers went

• You drift between lanes, tailgate, or miss traffic signs

• You keep having to steer the car back into the lane

• You have drifted off the road and hit the shoulder

If you have even ONE of these symptoms,

NO Congratulations!

You may be in danger of

falling asleep at the wheel!

“I’ll just have a coffee before I drive. That’ll stop the drowsiness.” - NO IT WON’T!

“There are all kinds of things

I can do to stay awake.

I’ll just turn up the radio,

roll down the window,

chew gum, or talk.”

- NONE OF THE ABOVE!

“I can tell when I’m going to sleep.” - NOT!

“I can’t take naps.” - TRY IT!

“I get plenty of sleep.” - NOT LIKELY!

“Young people need less sleep.” - DREAM ON!

• Get the sleep you need

• Share the driving with a friend

• Plan rest stops before you leave

• Use cruise sparingly

• Don’t Drink and Drive

• Don’t take ‘drugs’ and drive - some over-the-counter and prescription drugs make you sleepy

• Avoid fatty, high carbohydrate foods

Sure, these techniques can help you prevent driving tired, but once you are fatigued, the only surefire remedy is sleep.

• Have a passenger

take over while you

go to sleep in the

back seat

• Whenever you feel

tired, always pull

over and rest at a

safe, well-lit area