Driving from the shore this weekend I found myself dozing off at the wheel....



.....stupidly, I continued to drive with my boy who had already nodded out in the passenger's.......

when suddenly I open my eyes and my left tire was on the grass gradient!!!!!!

that shyt woke me the FUQQ up

i was goin like 70 and there wasn't anyone for miles....besides the GUARD RAIL

I'm a S.O.B. for doing that guys........

as an owner of this car I advise you guys to please pleeaaasseee be careful behind the wheel....

I remember pulling into my garage that nite and thinking to myself " I'm supposed to be in HUGE DEBT. or DEAD"....

try avoiding the same mistake guys

 

Glad to hear that you and your son were ok.

 

I've caught myself once before...that late night highway induced hypnotism can get you if you're fatigued. Be careful out there.

 

Driving mine back from Tampa I started getting extremely tired when we were about 30 mins from my house. My girl was passed out and I really just wanted to get home, so I stuck it out.

I started seeing cars as closer than they were, which was not fun, but after hitting myself in the leg a few times we made it home safe. I'll never do that again, but after driving for 10 hours, I wasn't gonna stop 30 mins from home.

 

I used to have the same sort of thing happen to me when driving home from college (NC to PA). The first 2 hours or so was on interstate, but it was really boring and I'd find myself getting really sleepy. One or two times I think I rolled onto the outside rumble strips. That definately woke me up.

Seems for me the first 2-3 hours of a long drive are the toughest. After that point (I've never driven for more than 10-11 hours straight) I dont really get tired but I sort of zone out. Not to the point I don't know whats going on around me, but the miles just seem to fly by and blur together in my mind.

Best thing I've found in those sort of situations is to try to shock the body and get a little uncomfortable in the car. Usually running the AC to the point you're really cold (or opening the window if its cold enough outside) will help out.

 

Ahh this reminds me of a time many years ago I was in the Navy driving back from a GFs house.
I was in a 1981 Mercury Capri.
Driving down the interstate behind a tractor trailer. I was doing the head nod, snap back method of driving.
I must have fallen asleep because the next thing I realize is I am 3/4 way past the truck in the next lane. Luckily.
Needless to say I was wired for the next 2 hours.

Drive Safe.

T

 

Glad you two are okay.

 

glad noting happened to you guys.

 

everyone can use more sleep

falling asleep at the wheel is a growing problem, people don't take it seriously until it happens to them

and often sadly, its too late

in some states it's illegal to drive if you're too tired. most often the way someone gets in trouble for this is that at the crash site... there are no skid-marks.

If you're sleeping you're limp and more likely to survive a crash (same as a very drunk driver) but at the same time this is obviously very bad


sleep is undervalued in our society as well as most other developed countries, as soon as the light-bulb was developed the average sleep for people has declined, we're already getting an average of 2 hours less a night than 100 years ago

it's catching up to us

 

thats good nothing happen.

now go buy a titanium exhaust, that should keep you awake.