{"id":255,"date":"2021-05-01T03:52:00","date_gmt":"2021-05-01T03:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/drivehomesafe.com\/?p=255"},"modified":"2022-06-30T10:23:49","modified_gmt":"2022-06-30T17:23:49","slug":"how-to-stay-awake-while-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/drivehomesafe.com\/how-to-stay-awake-while-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Stay Awake While Driving"},"content":{"rendered":"

All of us have experienced this at some time or another. If you drive a vehicle, you are probably familiar with the sleepy feeling that may cause your eyelids to droop and you find it difficult to focus on the road. This is especially true if you\u2019re driving long distances or too late into the night. Long drives can be quite boring. The white noise of your vehicle\u2019s tires and the unexciting scenery only add to the road fatigue causing you to feel drowsy and sleepy.<\/p>\n

Characterized by slow reaction times and lapses in attention, drowsy driving can be very dangerous. Driving when you\u2019re sleepy is as dangerous as when you\u2019re driving intoxicated or have taken drugs.<\/p>\n

According to a\u00a0study<\/a>\u00a0in a British journal, researchers discovered that drowsy driving has the same effects as drunk driving and after being awake for around 17-19 hours, people who drove performed worse than individuals with a blood alcohol level of 0.05%.<\/p>\n

You can\u2019t really prevent yourself from falling asleep while driving and you may not even realize that you have dozed off. And, trying to push yourself to drive by ignoring the feeling will only make it more dangerous.<\/p>\n

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