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If you’re anything like me, you get up REALLY early and drive to work for a while.This seems innocuous enough, but it can get dangerous. Not to mention all the usual hazards of driving, but there is something that I fight every day that I simply wasn’t expecting. Fatigue. More specifically, falling asleep when I’m driving.

Fortunately, I have never completely fallen asleep at the wheel and driven off a road, or gotten into a car crash. But there have been times too close for comfort. Falling asleep at red lights, or in bumper to bumper traffic is another problem. This is a common problem as I learned from some basic research. There is even an article on how to stay awake while driving.

This seems like a boring subject, I know. But it is something that many, many people face every day when driving to, or coming home from work. You know how it is! Whether it’s a poor night sleep, lack of sleep, boredom, things make us tired, and sometimes we have no control over when. And falling asleep while driving doesn’t always end well. There are consequences which should be obvious.

Sleepy drivers, as I found out, can be just as dangerous as drunk drivers. I found this article that laid it all out quite nicely. It’s a real problem with real consequences. Like any problem, there are usually a whole host of ways to solve it.

As for me, I’ve learned tips and tricks here and there, and I even recognized a few from the article that helps me stay awake when I’m pushing through my morning commute. Drinking cold water helps, along with moving your body so that you can never get completely comfortable. Strong flavors work well too, especially ones that you don’t like. I avoid energy drinks like the plague when driving- if the drink wears off while I’m behind the wheel, now I have double the amount of grogginess that I have to deal with.

Your commute’s time of day and work schedule can also screw you up so badly that you may develop Shift Work Sleep Disorder, or SWSD. I never even knew about it until I did some research. Evidently, people that suffer from this disorder either can’t fall asleep, or fall asleep at inopportune times. Combine this with a commute that varies in time and involves a lot of steady driving, and you have a recipe for disaster, trust me.

I know this subject is dry, but if you are like me, you know how scary it is to feel yourself slipping into sleep while you’re driving a damn car. Hopefully, this entry helps someone stay awake on the road out there. For all our sakes.

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