1 / 4

Drowsy Driving & Fatigue

Drowsy Driving & Fatigue. What is Drowsy Driving ? Falling asleep while driving Not paying attention due to fatigue or lack of sleep. Who is Most at Risk. Truck drivers are most at risk due to: Number of miles driven Driving at night Driving alone Taking Medication . Warning Signs.

neci
Download Presentation

Drowsy Driving & Fatigue

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Drowsy Driving & Fatigue • What is Drowsy Driving ? • Falling asleep while driving • Not paying attention due to fatigue or lack of sleep

  2. Who is Most at Risk • Truck drivers are most at risk due to: • Number of miles driven • Driving at night • Driving alone • Taking Medication

  3. Warning Signs • If You: • Can’t remember the last few miles • Have wandering or disconnected thoughts • Experience difficulty keeping your eyes open • Have trouble keeping your head up • Drift from lanes or hit a rumble strip • Yawn repeatedly • Tailgate or miss traffic signs • Find yourself jerking your vehicle back into lane

  4. Staying Alert • What you can do to stay alert while driving: • Sleep/ take naps • Caffeine • Regular stops • Tricks that do not work: • Opening the window • Turning on the air conditioning • Playing Loud music

More Related