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When driving long distances, especially at night, it is
common to want to doze off, especially after a long, tiring day. This, of
course, is a dangerous situation. Short of pulling off the road and taking a
nap, what can be done to stay awake and keep driving?
Using food and drink to stay alert
Keep your taste buds awake, drink an energy drink. This may
raise your level of alertness for a reasonable amount of driving time. Suck or
munch on an apple, orange, or even a lemon to keep taste buds awake. The more
tangy the food item the better. (Pull over somewhere safe before eating
anything that you can't just pop in your mouth, however. Eating while driving
can also cause accidents).
Eat slowly. If you have a snack that comes in small pieces,
eat them one at a time. Otherwise, take small bites of whatever you've got.
Make it last. The more active you are, the easier it'll be to stay awake.
Drink beverages slowly. Coffee works especially well since
it contains caffeine, which might keep you awake. (However, see next note.)
Also, the frequent bathroom stops will help your mind stay alert for the next
rest area!
Avoid sugar. Sugar causes several responses in your system
which result in drowsiness and brain fog some time later. The faster the sugar
was taken into your system, the stronger the effect.
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 is gum trick taken from truck drivers and it works
really well!
Do something that engages more than one sense. For example,
crunching on ice chips or eating sunflower seeds work because the crunching
action keeps you engaged but not distracted from the road.
Ice works extremely well for some people. You don't
necessarily have to crunch the ice. It works well for afternoon meetings, too.
Eat sunflower seeds either one at a time or a mouthful. The
action of cracking the seed, manipulating the seed in your mouth, removing the
seed, and discarding the shell will keep your mind active and awake. Remember
to keep a plastic cup in the car to spit the shells into (or due to their size,
you might be able to get away with spitting them out the window).
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