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Subject:Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon content)
From:Per Lindgren
Date:Fri, 18 Feb 2000 02:09:14 +0100

Having night time driving as a profession (I'm a security guard, patrolling all
night), I can tell you that there is no other thing to do than take a nap. 5-30
minutes is plenty! I have experienced almost falling asleep 20 times in 20
minutes, I can remember being at a customer's office building, but was too tired
to remember I was driving the 25 kms to get there. It is very dangerous, and I
am truly scared of myself, that I cant control it. It just shows what demand it
puts on one's body.

And when you're 5 or more hours past normal bedtime and truly exhausted, coffee
does not work for me. Neither does fresh air, concentrating, high music etc.
Just sleep.

Drive safely!

PerL
87 Syncro 112i