A 4-minute lesson from the Connecticut course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
Driving tired is like driving impaired: fatigue dulls your vision and judgment and can put you to sleep at the wheel. Young drivers, shift workers and people with sleep disorders are most at risk. The only real cure is sleep.
Fatigue
Physical or mental tiredness from physical or mental strain, repetitive tasks, illness or lack of sleep. Like alcohol and drugs, it impairs your vision and judgment.
Raised or grooved patterns in shoulders or travel lanes that make a loud rumble and vibration under your tires. They help prevent fatigue-related crashes.
Two hours into a night drive you catch yourself yawning and drifting onto the shoulder rumble strip. Take the next exit, park somewhere safe, and take a 15–20 minute nap before continuing.
Check your understanding
Read the question, decide on an answer, then open it to check the explanation. These are Roadwise study questions based on the source handbook.
How much more likely are people with untreated sleep apnea to fall asleep at the wheel?
20 times more likely
7 times more likely
2 times more likely
3 times more likely
Answer: 7 times more likely
People with untreated obstructive sleep apnea are 7 times more likely to fall asleep at the wheel.