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Driver Fatigue
If you feel like this you're driving too TIRED!
  • Fatigue is a factor in about 20% of fatalities on NSW roads
Here are some tell-tale signs of fatigue. If you feel like this you are driving TOO TIRED!
    • loss of concentration

    • drowsiness

    • yawning

    • slow reactions

    • feeling irritable and restless

    • making fewer and larger steering corrections

    • missing road signs

    • having difficulty staying in the lane when driving

    • 'micro-sleeps'

To avoid a fatigue related crash:
    • Get a good night sleep before hand

    • Don't drive when you'd normally sleep

    • Avoid Long drinks after work

    • Take breaks often

    • Share the driving

    • Pull over and stop when drowsy

Crash in bed. Not on the road

More on driver fatigue from the RTA
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