How to Stay Awake While Driving: 10 Tips from Long Haul Truckers

Safety is a huge concern while driving.  This is especially important when the rig you are driving weighs eighty thousand pounds.

These tips can also be useful for people working online.  In a world of work increasingly dependent on sitting in front of a computer for hours on end, tips for staying awake can also be useful.



Here is a list of helpful tips for staying awake in any situations, courtesy of the Trucker's Report:

http://www.thetruckersreport.com/how-to-stay-awake-while-driving-10-tips-from-long-haul-truckers/



Here is an excerpt from the article:

Let’s face it; long hauls are boring after about the first 10 or 20 miles! Your tires make that humming sound against the road, which doesn’t exactly add to whatever music you are playing. Most of the scenery on long hauls is the same, especially if you’ve driven the haul before – you’ve seen all there is to see. These two potentially deadly combinations, the “white noise” of the tires and nothing visually exciting to keep your attention (unless you like road kill, and if you do, don’t tell me), contribute to road fatigue, which is what causes the peepers to droop.



To read the entire article, please go to the following link:

How to Stay Awake While Driving: 10 Tips from Long Haul Truckers