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How driving whilst tired can effect you

You must take responsibility for how tired you are when you step behind the wheel whether you live in Wakefield or wherever you are from. Drivers do this every day, but they don’t realise how tired they actually are until they see their reaction times slowing down and by then it is usually too late.

This problem results in thousand of motoring accidents a year and all this could be very easily stopped by just a few more hours sleep. In order to drive a car you need to be alert, and to be able to concentrate on driving. If you aren’t then an accident is more likely to occur, in addition you become a hazard to other road users.

Experts recommend 7-8 hours of sleep everyday and it is ok to have a little less sleep one night, however if it is a regular occurrence I would advise you to stay off the road for your own safety and other road users. All good driving instructors in Wakefield should advise you not to drive around the roads if you are feeling tired or drained in anyway.

Driving instructors always make sure they have at least 7 hours sleep a night so they are awake and alert when teaching their pupils how to drive. This is important because instructors need to stay just as alert as pupils.

Some people ask why is it so dangerous having a little less sleep. Good driving instructors Wakefield should point out why sleep is important to safe driving. Firstly fatigue reduces your reaction times and you are far less able to do things that may come to you naturally, no matter how fast you think unfortunately your body just doesn’t follow.

Top tips for keeping alert on long journeys are:

• Making sure that you are mentally and psychically fit in order to drive, if you feel tired then the general advice is not to set off.
• If you work shifts then it’s a good idea not to drive between the hours of 12 midnight and 8 in the morning. This is because your body is more switched off during this time period and whilst on your lessons make sure you have had plenty of sleep the night before.
• If your journey is over 2 hours long you should stop for 15 minutes intervals to give yourself a break.

All you late night people out there, if you have to drive early in the morning get a good night’s sleep.

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