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Re:Tesla hacker reveals what driver-facing camera is looking... by foobarian on Monday October 05, 2020 @04:24PM (#24691615)
One time I was driving between cities at 2am for unavoidable reasons, and was drowsy. At one point my brain interpreted the shifting red taillights in front of me as a game of Tetris. That's when I knew it was too dangerous to continue so I pulled over (rest stop was close by) and took a 15 minute nap. I found that powernaps like this are really effective at energizing me past browning out and letting me finish the drive safely.

Measures like opening windows in the middle of winter, playing loud music, pinching, etc. stop working eventually and a nap really is the only way out.

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Re:Tesla hacker reveals what driver-facing camera is looking... by sangnoir on Monday October 05, 2020 @04:53PM (#24691917)
You need discipline to avoid inattentive driving more than advanced technology. You know roughly when you will get tired from driving: plan around that. Technology won't save you from poor judgement.

I do agree, power-naps are amazing to help you regain focus. One time I was driving and it was almost dawn, and I was desperately trying to force myself to reach the next town so I could get a room. I realized I probably wouldn't even make it that far and pulled over at the next rest stop and slept for 30 minutes. I woke up feeling more well-rested than I had any right to be.

When you start having micro-sleep episodes (your attention/memory has inexplicable gaps), or start experiencing sensory hallucinations, it's well past the time for you to rest.

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Re:Tesla hacker reveals what driver-facing camera is looking... by Ntrails on Monday October 05, 2020 @08:14PM (#24693559)
Resting eyes for long blinks is my main memory of drives I shoulda died on. Mostly around 4am on deserted country roads I knew well.

Good news is I would only have killed myself. But honestly there is a reason young people have more car accidents, they make bad fucking choices. I was nothing but lucky!

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