How to Stay Awake when Driving
Here are some few tips that could help:
1. Chew gum to keep your mouth busy. It stops the yawning, which stops the dozing off. Just make sure you keep chewing, even if your mouth gets tired of chewing. This gum trick from a truck driver - it works great!
2. At night, turn the interior light on. Darkness causes your body to produce melatonin, the hormone that puts you to sleep, much faster than tiredness. Plan ahead and put the light on before you get tired, if at all possible, because once you have melatonin in your system it is difficult to return to a wakeful state without a 15 minute nap.
3. Sing along with the radio or have a conversation with someone in the car. Avoid talking on a cell phone as it's both dangerous and illegal (in many places in the world). Singing and talking are both active things you can do that won't interfere with your driving.
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