Nebraska driving lesson · Special Driving Conditions
Drowsy driving
A 3-minute lesson from the Nebraska course. Read the rules and examples, follow the handbook page references, and check your understanding before you move on.
To be a safe driver you must be well rested and alert. Driver fatigue and falling asleep at the wheel are factors in many crashes that cause death and injury, and most "stay awake" tricks don't work.
Tips to avoid a fatigue-related crash:
Get enough sleep before a trip
If you're drowsy, don't drive: pull over to a safe area and take a short nap
Take a mid-afternoon break
Avoid driving in the early morning and late at night
Talk to a passenger and change drivers, or listen to talk radio or a talking book
Rumble strips exist to wake you up: their vibration and sound alert drowsy or inattentive drivers who leave the travel lane or approach a stop sign or signal.
Two hours into a night drive, you drift onto the rumble strip. Turning up the radio won't fix it. Pull off at the next safe spot and take a short nap, or let your passenger drive.
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.
A sign of driver fatigue includes:
Increased attention to road signs
Faster reaction to hazards
Consistent lane position
Difficulty remembering the last few miles driven
Answer: Difficulty remembering the last few miles driven
Trouble remembering the last few miles is a fatigue warning sign.