Jimmy01010

Hi everyone,


due to my new job, I have to drive >40 minutes each day after when I finished working at night and I'm getting really tired while driving back home... I'm afraid I'll get hurt or cause an accident in long term

Is there anyone in the same situation? How you could overcome this?


There is a solution which could help me? I don't want to live on energy drinks.

Thanks in advance

1509joe

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1. Change job.
2. Stop driving.
3. Get a lift/taxi.
4. You answered your own question in the last part of the questions.

IdonthaveaScooby

Difficult to adjus to night shift , probably just practice

markjmd

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15 minute power-nap plus strong coffee

lozgti1

PSL ?

johno01

I use to do night shifts on the railways as that’s all that was available at the time and on the drive home I’d have to pull over somewhere for a quick nap otherwise I’d be falling asleep at the wheel. As you’ve said it’s a new job try sleeping during the day but your body clock will get use to it after a while. pull over mate when you have to though as it will end in disaster.

RobsyUK

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Window open, bottle of coke, decent pod cast to listen too.
keep yourself entertained

lozgti1

AC/DC on full blast.

hedgecutter

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Spit on your finger, wipe it in your right ear, open the window and chill.

BMWhere?

I used to have a 45 minute commute and often 10h days when I lived in the UK (the p1ss take was it only took 25 minutes during school holidays!).Once you get in a routine, you just get used to it!

ALi-B

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As well as the routine thing as you do get used to it; Diet does have an influence; junk food and soft drinks can cause the body to see-saw from energy highs to energy lows. Especially if you are obese or underweight (skinny fat).

Additionally the vehicle itself; The quality of the headlamps, both brightness and beam aim. Remember halogens and HIDs do lose brightness over time and lenses can fog, making eye strain/concentration on dark roads more tiring. Same with windscreen if it has micro scratches from worn wipers or wiping dry/dirty screens...the micro scratches cause oncoming lights and reflections to scatter across the screen (my golf is having a new screen due to this as it’s horrible on wet nights especially with LED streetlights ).

Also suspension/steering wear if the vehicle doesn’t drive straight, steering doesn’t self-centre properly or there is play which require continuous micro corrections even on straight roads again makes it tiring.

knackered seats -self explanatory

Oh and road/tyre noise, I once drive 1500miles over two days with a heavily saw-toothed rear tyre. That was sheer nauseating hell...far worse than a set of ladders on the roof. A radio can only drown out so much!

Felix.

I use to drive about 60 minutes after a night shift to get home when I first started.

All of the above really, but I found changing your routes home sometimes helps
Also stopping and walking around for 10-15 minutes when you start to feel tired often keeps you refreshed for a bit
If you can get your Adrenalin up too (fast walking or a short run) keeps you fully awake for a while

Leggygtb

I worked nights for s bit and nearly fell asleep several times on way home.
I changed jobs before I killed myself or anyone else

GlesgaKiss

I used to buy cans of red bull for long journeys at unsociable hours. Used to have to leave at 2/3 o' clock every Monday morning to go and work away. Found it was about 2 cans of red bull for every 3 hours driving. Just sip away at them rather than drinking them in one go... gives you something to keep your mind occupied with as well as the effects of the caffeine.

Not a lover of energy drinks the rest of the time, by the way, but definitely better than the consequences of falling asleep while driving!