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Washington DC DMV Practice Test – Quiz 1 (Signs)
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Sleep driving or drowsy driving
Sleep driving or drowsy driving is the handling of a motor vehicle when you have not had sufficient sleep. It has become a cause of increasing number of accidents (drowsy driving represents 10-30% of all crashes) and is worse than drunk driving because, even a driver in a very intoxicated state, will possess some sort of ability to counter emergency situations, a sleeping one however won’t even be aware of the situation. Here we will see what can cause sleep driving and how it is dangerous to the society.
Causes of Sleep Driving: The most common reason is lack of sleep, which might be due to lack of time or insomnia, owing to which you feel sleepy during the day. Several drugs, medicines also induce sleep. Fatigue is also known to be a common reason for drowsiness while driving. Consumption of heavy food before driving induces lethargy, which decreases attentiveness while driving and might also lead to sleep. Long distant drives especially on monotonous highways, may lead to boredom, sluggishness, inattentiveness and may cause drowsiness.
Dangers of Sleep Driving: Lack of attention while driving can only lead to accidents. While sleep driving, you are not even aware that you are driving inappropriately, which makes it worse than drunk driving. A survey conducted on some 1024 drivers in a 12 month period revealed that around 10% of them had actually slept on the wheel while driving. The accidents caused because of sleep driving are also more violent. Most victims are innocent pedestrians and oncoming cars who have no way of predicting your behaviour. Cars in front of you are in danger when you step on the accelerator in your sleep.
How do you identify you’re not fit for driving? How do you know that you are drowsy driving? if you find yourself yawning too much or are finding yourself tailgating, missing exits or signals, finding your head drooping, having lapses of memory i.e. you do not remember the last few miles you drove, then you need to pull over before you fall asleep at the wheel and injure someone.
How to deal with it? Taking a good rest before you start driving is necessary. Avoid taking medicines which induce sleep. If you are going on a long drive then consume caffeine drinks or energy drinks but only when absolutely necessary as it might not be as effective upon excessive consumption. It is advisable to keep company when you drive so you take shifts and drive. Listening to songs and singing along with them might help ward off any drowsiness that comes your way. Do not drive at times that you normally sleep. It is necessary that you take breaks regularly to refresh yourself. It is better to be late and in one piece than to injure your passengers or other drivers.