Out of 1,000 drivers, 7% have fell asleep at the wheel last year. 41% said they took caffeine to avoid feeling sleepy but only 30% of this said it was somewhat effective. More than 70% say they take regular breaks to avoid fatigue.
I used to do a lot of long-distance driving even before there were highways. I used to do daytrips to Redang, Perhentian and Tioman two years ago.
Of late, I am unable to. Especially after being on medication. Now I have to do breaks. There was once on the way back froma dive trip, I felt so sleepy that I think my car was on autopilot. I remember looking at the PETRONAS station at Genting Sempah and cannot recall how I got there and when did I do the climb up Bukit Tinggi. Then on my penultimate trip to Perhentian, I had to stop at the 7-11 near Gong Badak in Terengganu just to fight the sleepiness I felt. On the last trip I actually had to take a power nap for half an hour at Ru Sepuluh.
I think I will have to have enough sleep tonight before tomorrow’s journey to Redang.
SeaDemon Says 