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Your Driving and the
Road
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Weather Forecasts:
What's the
weather outlook along
your
route?
Should you delay your trip a short
time to avoid a major storm system?
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Maps: Do
you have up-to-date
maps?
On the Road
Unless you are the only driver, it is good
to share the driving task with others.
Limit turns behind the wheel to about
100 miles (160 km) or two hours at a
sitting. Then, either change drivers or stop
for some refreshment like coffee, tea or
soft drinks and some limbering up. But do
stop and move around. Eat lightly along
the way. Heavier meals tend to make
some people sleepy.
On two-lane highways or undivided
multilane highways that do not have
controlled access, you'll want to watch
for some situations not usually found on
freeways. Examples are: stop signs and
signals, shopping centers with direct
access to the highway, no passing zones
and school zones, vehicles turning left
and right off the road, pedestrians,
cyclists, parked vehicles, and even
animals.
Highway Hypnosis
Is
there actually such a condition as
"highway hypnosis"? Or is it just plain
falling asleep at the wheel? Call it
highway hypnosis, lack of awareness, or
whatever.
There is something about an easy stretch
of road with the same scenery, along with
the hum of the tires on the road, the drone
of the engine, and the rush of the wind
against the vehicle that can make you
sleepy. Don't let it happen to you! If it
does, your vehicle can leave the road
in
less than a second,
and you could crash
and be injured.
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