Falling asleep while driving...

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Closing eyes at the wheel is like falling asleep at the wheel but you catch yourself.

 

[FoBoT]

yes, my one major accident was me falling asleep at the wheel and going off the road and hitting a telephone pole

 

[dug777]

I've fallen asleep and ended up in a road drain. Luckily it was wide open country and I just got the shock of my life.

Drowsy Drivers Die.

 

[bonkers325]

yes. it felt like i was driving through a living dream.

 

[George P Burdell]

I was driving home after my sister's wedding (having stayed awake for the last 48 hours and running around with wedding work) and I was so drowsy. I had to pull over mid way and let my dad drive.

Apart from that, if I'm ever drowsy while driving, I open the windows and let some cold air hit my face. Keeps me going.

 

[CraKaJaX]

Yep.

 

[jpeyton]

Yes, back in my college days. Had a couple scary moments.

 

[ranmaniac]

I felt drowsy driving in the middle of driving from LA to Phoenix, and I had to pull over and drink some water as I was feeling really dehydrated.

 

[Goosemaster]

I'll admit it, I blink once in a while so my eyes won't dry up and fall out...

<---actually once he fell asleep and woke up in a different lane..TWICe in the same trip

<---then proceeded to park his ass @ a rest stop

<---lucky idiot

 

[Rubycon]

:music:

I'll learn to work the saxophone
I'll play just what I feel
Drink Scotch whisky all night long
And die behind the wheel
They got a name for the winners in the world
I want a name when I lose
They call Alabama the Crimson Tide
Call me Deacon Blues

Ah 1978 - good times!

 

[maxster]

It's bad.

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

I like to listen to podcasts to keep me awake.

 

[Auric]

Deceptive title. I was expecting purposely closing for the giggles which I must admit to doing occasionally when there is no other traffic. As for falling asleep whilst driving: get off the road and saw some logs moran!

 

[Rubycon]

A real man can sleep behind the wheel, have a dream about sex and steer with his woodie! :laugh:

 

[JEDI]

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Closing eyes at the wheel is like falling asleep at the wheel but you catch yourself.

thought it was purposely driving w/eyes closed.

or while driving, u thought something bad was going to happen so u close your eyes.

in the future, pls pick a better title, op.

as for driving while sleepy, yup done that. one moment i was paying toll in md, the next i was crossing the Verazono bridge in nyc. and i had no idea how i did that

 

[pontifex]

i've never fallen asleep but i have had droopy eyelids, meaning i was pretty tired. never was in an accident and never swerved or anything because of it.

 

[ShotgunSteven]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
A real man can sleep behind the wheel, have a dream about sex and steer with his woodie! :laugh:

Is that what happened?

<---has had occasions where the last thing he remembers is from miles earlier, then awakens at his destination with the car parked but still in gear, and his foot on the brake holding it in position.

 

[Gothgar]

Originally posted by: ShotgunSteven

Originally posted by: Rubycon
A real man can sleep behind the wheel, have a dream about sex and steer with his woodie! :laugh:

Is that what happened?

<---has had occasions where the last thing he remembers is from miles earlier, then awakens at his destination with the car parked but still in gear, and his foot on the brake holding it in position.

I call that sleep driving, and I've done that too...

 

[potato28]

Hit the side anti-sleep bumpers on the 401 going from London to Oshawa, through Chatham. It's a really boring drive, flat and no corners for almost 30 minutes.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

I've almost fallen asleep at the wheel with my eyes open. Just started zoning out and then "woke up" a second later with a surge of adrenaline shooting through me.

When you're really sleepy there's something about that whoosh of the air and road and the hypnotic glare of headlights behind you that makes it tough to not sleep. I can feel it as my eyes start to lose their shock absorption abilties and I my vision is affected by every little tiny bump in the road until adjust myself in my seat or open a window or turn up the air or open my eyes big and take a deep breath. I've resolved to making sure I get more sleep before my long commute days.

 

[Eli]

I'm sure everyone has....

 

[ChAoTiCpInOy]

Originally posted by: JEDI

Originally posted by: ChAoTiCpInOy
Closing eyes at the wheel is like falling asleep at the wheel but you catch yourself.

thought it was purposely driving w/eyes closed.

or while driving, u thought something bad was going to happen so u close your eyes.

in the future, pls pick a better title, op.

as for driving while sleepy, yup done that. one moment i was paying toll in md, the next i was crossing the Verazono bridge in nyc. and i had no idea how i did that

Better?

 

[IronWing]

Once I drove from St Louis to Louisville in the dead of night. There is about one hundred miles of that trip for which I have no recollection. Now that I have a job and can afford the Motel 6 I don't drive like that anymore.

 

[altonb1]

Originally posted by: Goosemaster
I'll admit it, I blink once in a while so my eyes won't dry up and fall out...

<---actually once he fell asleep and woke up in a different lane..TWICe in the same trip

<---then proceeded to park his ass @ a rest stop

<---lucky idiot

Done this several times while driving from Baltimore to Orlando/Tampa, or the reverse trip. Now I just get a hotel on the way and don't drive straight-through.

 

[Manuwell]

Falling asleep while driving is waaay easier than driving while sleeping (with eyes wide open)