How do you stay awake when driving long distances?

Question

How do you stay awake when driving long distances?

Answer 1

take a 10 min break at least every 2 hrs-get out, walk around, breathe deep.  change drivers every 4 hrs is good.  do not use recirc on heater or aircon.  keepcar temperate, not hot, be a little uncomfortable, stop and sleep after 8 hrs for at least 8hrs.   take it easy,  don't stress, and drive within your abilities.  a few hours late is better than dead.  feel tired-rest.   cool breeze on face helps.  No alcohol, no drugs, no smoking.   keep hydrated.  moderate eating.

Answer 2

As a truck driver I find that keep looking around is one of the best ways, don't start staring at things. Keep a bottle of water handy. Don't listen to "soothing" music, find a Talk Radio station, if you don't have a C.B. radio, you can get a hand held one to listen to, when you listen to conversations, it keeps your interest and a couple of hours will go by before you know it. Keep the driver side window open 3-4 inches(even if it's 5 degrees outside)  Above all, if you yawn more than a couple times, get out, get a drink, walk around.

Answer 3

snort cocaine

Answer 4

do what that astronaut did and wear diapers

Answer 5

Coffee, Red Bull, snacks and music.  If I get sleepy, I find a very safe place to pull over and nap for about 15 minutes.  It really makes a difference.

Answer 6

I'm a smoker so I usually smoke a lot more and that tends to keep me awake.

Answer 7

Salam

Take a break fatigue kills!

Surely we never at the whole watermelon whole!

Break it in the peices you like and you can handle.

One of the rules of reading Al Quran is to read it alert, surely that is a lesson for all things in life.  Take a break!

Answer 8

coffee...music..

Answer 9

Gotta reach back a whole bunch of years for this one.  I never missed a rest stop.  When I was a single young fella I would get out of the car, walk around a lot, do some blood moving exercises and brew some dynamite 'C' ration coffee on the old tanker stove.  After I married and we had kids...well I know a lot of motels on the 8/10/20/30/81N/84E route.  God it was good to be young!

Answer 10

dont lean against the seat. Stay upright with your back not touching the seat. Its a little uncomfortable but it will help u stay awake = )

Answer 11

I don't, I have someone else drive.

Answer 12

If you're a passenger you can read a book. If you're the driver you can get these energy drinks or energy pills in gas stations, and use them. That's what my mum does anyway, and they work for her.

Answer 13

You take a break every hour and walk around and think of anything but driving. Then get in an drive another hour. Better yet, get someone to go with you and share the driving.

Answer 14

my dad drove from minnsota to texas non-stop a month ago. but he had two arguing kids in the back seat.