What is the best way to relieve driving fatigue?

Most office workers have to go to work at dawn every day and return home at eight or nine in the evening. They are always tired. Although everyone drives a car now and every household has a private car, driving for a long time will also make people tired, especially when driving to far places. Long-term driving can cause dizziness, nausea and other symptoms. So what is the best way to relieve driving fatigue?

Fatigue driving is a hazard to driving safety and is the real culprit that easily causes traffic accidents. Fatigue is likely to occur when driving for a long time.

The drivers may feel sleepy, weak in the limbs, unable to concentrate, have reduced judgment, and even become confused or have momentary memory loss. They may also experience unsafe factors such as delayed or premature movements, pauses in operations, or inappropriate correction times, which can easily lead to road traffic accidents.

The main reasons for driving fatigue are: heavy mental burden; too much social interaction and too little sleep; poor sleep effect, poor physical strength and endurance; decreased vision and hearing abilities; physical weakness or suffering from certain chronic diseases, etc. Let’s look at the signals our body gives us regarding physical and mental fatigue.

As the saying goes, knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in a hundred battles. Let us first understand the "signals" sent out when the body is tired.

1. Signs of physical and mental fatigue

2. The head feels heavy and nods frequently, making it difficult to keep the head raised.

3. Blurred vision and redness and dryness of glasses.

4. Blinking frequently or opening and closing eyes.

5. The field of vision becomes narrow, and information signs are missed or misread.

6. Yawning continuously but uncontrollably, with little change in facial expression.

7. Lack of energy, slow reaction, and poor judgment.

8. Inability to concentrate. Decreased thinking ability.

9. Stiff movements and disordered rhythm.

10. Feeling depressed, irritable, and easily excited.

11. Not distinguishing the right direction and increasing the speed blindly.

If the above situation occurs while driving, it means that you are already driving while fatigued. It is recommended that you get off the car and take a rest as soon as possible. However, the editor knows that truck drivers also have their own helplessness. Although they know that they are driving while fatigued, they have to "take risks" because they are in a hurry.

Common ways to combat fatigue

What should I do if I feel tired while driving? Below are some common methods for fighting fatigue that I have collected for you.

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Parking, rest and activities

Many truck drivers have the habit of taking a nap, even just 5 minutes can relieve fatigue. In addition to resting, you can also get off the car and move around, breathe fresh air, which will help relieve fatigue.

Driving fatigue is a dangerous phenomenon. If you feel tired while driving, you should rest as soon as possible to avoid the danger of fainting. It is not easy for the body to feel tired while driving. If you feel dizzy, have a cold, or are in a bad mood, you should not drive in these conditions to avoid danger. So how can you relieve driving fatigue? The first thing we need to pay attention to is that if you feel tired, you should stop to rest and breathe some fresh air to relieve the fatigue.