Fatigue has a huge impact on your driving and can affect your ability to drive safely, similar to the effect of drunk driving. We spend around one third of our lifetime sleeping, and that’s because we need to. When we’re not getting enough sleep we become a risk on the road to ourselves and others.
Many people think fatigue is only a problem for long-distance drives; however it is just as relevant for short-distance drives. People generally don’t become fatigued from driving. Usually they are already tired when they get behind the wheel from long hours, shift work, lack of sleep, or physically demanding roles.
Ontime Sydney Towing tells us that how dangerous is to driving in fatigue:
Causes of drowsy driving
- a lack of quality sleep
- driving when you would normally be sleeping (overnight)
- Sleep disorders such as insomnia, a sleeping condition that causes tiredness throughout the day.
- Yawning or blinking frequently.
- Missing your exit.
- Drifting from your lane.
- Difficulty remembering the past few miles driven.
- Hitting a rumble strip on the side of the road.
- Have trouble remembering the last few kilometers driven, day dream or miss exits or traffic signs
- Drift from your lane, tailgate, hit a shoulder rumble strip or have difficulty maintaining a consistent, correct speed
- Find yourself waiting at traffic lights or not seeing lights change.
- When we are tired many accidents can happen.
