My dad says that back when he did a bit of truck driving, he'd close his
eyes and try to count to ten.  Says he never made it past seven and that
would give him enough adrenaline to last an hour or so.

No, I don't really quite believe this, but you never know.

Karl Wolz
----- Original Message -----
From: "Martin Jagersand" <vwjag@HAMMER.CS.JHU.EDU>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, February 18, 2000 2:14 PM
Subject: Re: Any secrets for staying awake at the wheel?(little vanagon
content)

> Like many people have already said: don't push yourself. Know when it
> is time to pull over and take a nap.
>
> That said, my trick to stay more alert is to do something interactive.
> Just listening to the radio is too passive, but for instance listening and
> participating in an interactive cassette language course keeps me wide
awake.
>
> Thinking of exciting math, physics and VW brain teasers also works.
> (Great also when waiting in lines or stuck in boring meetings)
>
> /Martin
> --
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>
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>
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> Martin Jagersand                 email: vwjag@hammer.cs.jhu.edu
> Computer Science Department
> Johns Hopkins University
>
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