Anybody who has been driving a car for more than 2 years certainly had the experience that nobody wants to admit.
Driving at night on a long stretch of road or even during the day and the eyes start to get very heavy and drowziness stikes at unsuspecting moments. You know what I am talking about. Sometimes the head even bobs up down and back. Sometimes from side to side. It can be called a split second nap or a long blink of the eye. Regardless it is a major hazard that claims thousands of lives each year in the United States. That is correct, when we are driving in that phase we are putting ourselves and others at a major risk.
Having this condition does not indicate anything wrong or bad with you. Doctors give this condition as a sort of hypnotic phase that happens. The repetitive flashing of highway lights and sounds are inducive to bring a driver into a form of hypnotic frame of mind that makes us lose our full concentration. and allow driver fatigue or sleepy driver syndrome to occur. We want to stay awake!
Taking action to be assured that we are fully alert is our responsiblity. No body elses!
There are several good products that are designed to make the difference in keeping the driver alert and comfortable simultaneously! Mercedes-Benz has electric eyes that watch your facial features for signs of drowziness before sounding an alarm. Other devices are more straigth forward like Alert-Master.com or buzzear These smal electronic devices slip comfortably behind the ear and give an undeniable vibration alarm when drowziness hits
What ever device or method you chosse, make sure you take affective action. Coffee and opening the window has only a limited range of success. We all want to be sure that you and I arrive safely. Lets do what we can
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