Driving and Tiredness

How often do you stop when driving when you begin to feel tired? According to safety campaigners not many of us do and driving when feeling tired is the cause of 20%, or one in five road accidents on major roads in the country.

How do you recognise tiredness when driving? According to the Road Safety Minister, a single yawn is enough to signal that you should stop at the next service area or lay by and have a twenty minute sleep or “cat nap”, enough to recover and continue your journey. Many fleet drivers, or others who drive for work, point out that if you are going to a meeting, or have a timed delivery to make, twenty minutes will completely throw out your schedule. Frankly this is just not an excuse and planned stops should be factored into your journeys, having, or causing an accident is not an option.

Published by admin on March 25th, 2008 in Driving Instructor Training, Fleetcraft