re: How do people fall asleep while driving?

Posted by Goldrush25

San Diego, CA

Member since Oct 2012

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:13 pm to LakeViewLSU

Read somewhere that if you've ever nodded off at the wheel, the average time you've been sleeping is around 8 seconds. Pretty scary.

Posted by OysterPoBoy

City of St. George

Member since Jul 2013

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:13 pm to BlackCoffeeKid

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I've found that i'm more likely to dose off if i'm on the road between 2pm-5pm

Same here. On a cool day with the warm sun hitting you and driving down interstate after working since 5:00am. Almost sideswiped and 18 wheeler and it scared the shite out of me. This was over 10 years ago and it hasn't happened since. I can't forget that feeling.

Posted by Chad504boy

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:15 pm to LakeViewLSU

DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.

Posted by GreatLakesTiger24

One State Solution

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:16 pm to LakeViewLSU

The only time it has happened to me was after working 15 hours. Long story short, I had been awake over 30 hours.

Posted by LakeViewLSU

Baton Rouge

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:20 pm to Chad504boy

quote:
DRIVING WHILE IMPAIRED.

Very small %

Posted by Happygilmore

Happy Place

Member since Mar 2009

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:32 pm to LakeViewLSU

it is a shitty feeling, the thing that works for me is sunflower seeds. you wont fall asleep doing that.

Posted by nicholastiger

Member since Jan 2004

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:34 pm to LakeViewLSU

I've been there and it's tough driving when tired.
We drove all night to Disney World and split up drive, I will never do it again.

Posted by MrSmith

Member since Sep 2009

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:34 pm to LakeViewLSU

Are you just bitching or do you really not understand?

Posted by PsychTiger

Member since Jul 2004

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:35 pm to RealityTiger

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When I'm working dogs, that first night is always the roughest one.

Is that when you mount them?

Posted by YNWA

Member since Nov 2015

6754 posts

Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:37 pm to PsychTiger

I fell asleep at a stop light once coming back from a bar. Woke up and it was green. Luckily it was 3am and there was no one around.

Posted by Blue Velvet

Apple butter toast is nice

Member since Nov 2009

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:37 pm to LakeViewLSU

Easily. I'm very capable.

Posted by baseballmind1212

Missouri City

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:39 pm to Happygilmore

I second sunflower seeds for sure. Working two jobs while in school has put me driving home after being awake for over 24 hours many times. The scariest part to me is not dozing off because often times I catch myself. It is completely going into zombie mode and suddenly realizing I don't remember the last ten minutes of the drive.

Posted by Ed Osteen

Member since Oct 2007

57572 posts

Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:39 pm to LakeViewLSU

because the trick to falling asleep is trying to stay awake

Posted by McCaigBro69

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Posted on 8/3/16 at 2:42 pm to LakeViewLSU

I fell asleep while driving when I was 16 and on the way to football practice at 8 a.m. on Saturday.

We had a game Friday night out of town in Rockdale, TX, didn't get back to China Spring until about 2 a.m., didn't get home until 3 a.m. and then took some time to fall asleep.

Dozed off while driving that next morning and flipped my truck six times.