Has anybody ever fallen asleep at the wheel while driving?

[sarahuk4]

Has anybody ever fallen asleep whilst driving ?

In Britain at the moment a big advertising campaign is being launched with the coming holiday seasons arriving about falling asleep at the wheel whilst driving .

I for one must admit I did once on the motorway , really frightened myself up to the point I will NOT drive now when tired .....

 

[Debbie]

Ditto here on the advertising campaigns of driving while feeling tired.

Me? I have been having nightmares of falling asleep whilst driving
(since I have insomnia.) I will NOT drive if I am too tired.

Safety must be the first priority for anyone who is driving.
Your own safety aswell as other people's.

to you all.

 

[SINthysist]

Yes

In Saint Charles Parrish Louisianna.

I had a dream about falling asleep at the wheel last night.

It is always a concern here due to the vast distances that we drive. I have to drive 80 miles in order to shop somewhere other than Walmart or eat somewhere other than Mickey D's.

 

[christophe]

no I havent but have seen the aftermath of such unfortunate accidents, and it is never pretty.

Phil Collins penned a song called "Dreaming while ya sleep" which is a good tune...check it out if you can!



hi debbie

 

[clit_licker30]

Yep at about 70

This my ex 1997 328i after an encounter with an oak tree at 70mph. I walked away with a cut on my finger.

 

[baby girl astra]

dear god your lucky your alive mate

 

[CelestialBody]

 

[Hamletmaschine]

About 20 years ago, I had a bad accident in Nashville, Tennessee, when I fell asleep at the wheel during one of those "sure, I can drive all night" road trips I used to take. Car was totaled. Girlfriend was hospitalized and required surgery to put her shattered ankle back together. I wasn't hurt very badly, but I felt so guilty about it that I married her. Two big mistakes in my life.

Then, a few years ago my brother was killed in an accident where it was suspected that he'd fallen asleep at the wheel.

I am pretty careful about staying alert when I drive now, obviously.

 

[riff]

Hell yes. I was drunk and stoned out of my mind. Glad I didn't hurt anyone or anything.

I am much more careful now, and haven't gotten drunk in several months, but I am one of the idiots thats drives drunk when drinking. Shameful, isn't it.

 

[sarahuk4]

Clit_licker, gosh you are lucky to be alive ...that was awful ...and Riff, I must admit I never ever drink and drive , as I have seen too many accidents involving that ...

I wonder how many people dont like to admit they have nodded off at the wheel , even if for a few seconds , like I did ....

 

[lovetoread]

Havent fallen asleep,but I have come close to doing it during the times my insomnia gets too bad.

 

[seXieleXie]

i had my first experiance with this over winter break. i had fallen asleep after work while watching t.v. and my brother called me to come and get him. the next thing i remember is being about half a mile from my house with no recollection of how i got there, why i was in the car or where i was going. i guess i was barely awake and did everything on autopilot until that moment.
it was freaky.

 

[LadyDarkFire]

I had an episode of insomnia in the summer before my senior year of high school, while helping a friend with her kids, and it ended up being one of those weeks where everyone needed something. I was driving to my best friend's house because she was very upset, and I dozed off, spun out, and ended up off the road. I will never drive when I'm tired enough to be at risk for that, and I will NEVER drive inattentively during the rain again.

 

[RawHumor]

I used to work about a half hour away from home. I know it's not much for those of you in the bigger cities, but for me, a half hour of all highway driving (not a crowded highway either) was pretty monotonous.

On more than one occasion, I caught myself being drowsy while driving home from work, but I never fell asleep.

The bad thing was, when I was in bed, I started to dream that I was actually in my car and asleep at the wheel. THOSE were some bad sleep nights, obviously.

 

[Woodmiester]

1975, went about 1 mile before I woke up after working all night and without enough sleep, but I did wake up, had time to see I was going 60mph then had enough time to realize there was a stopped station wagon about 60 feets ahead and that there was no way of stopping or getting around it. My car was a solidly built 1967 Cutlass SS and the other was a 1968 Ford LTD wagon that the back end folded up like a tuna can on impact thank goodness thus letting us all walk away.
Did I learn from that and never drive tired again? Try as I might I still nod off at times. Recently coming back from home I traveled on a major interstate for no less than 20 miles that I had and still have no memory of doing so. I'll probably die in a crash from falling asleep I just hope I don't kill or hurt anyone else.

 

[starlis]

Yes, I have... luckily, it's always been for just a few seconds, and I've not been in an accident because of it. *knocks on wood*

The stinker of it is that I NEVER get behind the wheel if I'm tired or under the influence of any kind of substance (even just cold meds); I just start to nod off if I'm driving for more than a couple hours. I've tried everything - frequent breaks, caffeine, loud music, no music, windows open on a cold day - nothing works, I still doze off.

 

[chewbacca71]

I have fallen asleep a couple of times after working 25 hours or so straight at work. Only once did I actually end up off the road, just down an enbankment a little way. We are lucky here in Ct , that most of our main highways have the "bumpy" pavement at the sides of the road that make a ton of noise when you drive over them. These normally will wake you right up. Unfortunately , I have had a couple of coworkers drive off the road asleep, one flipped his truck on its roof and did some serious damage to him too.

Chewey

 

[Simply Me]

*Edited so that this thread isn't turned into something it wasn't originally about.*

 

[seXieleXie]

I . We are lucky here in Ct , that most of our main highways have the "bumpy" pavement at the sides of the road that make a ton of noise when you drive over them. These normally will wake you right up.

my uncle calls those the "wake up, stupid"s

 

[sarahuk4]

Wish we had the "wake up stupids " over here on all our roads, we do have the "rumble strips" on our motorways ....

 

[Cibo]

Nope, I haven't fallen asleep at the wheel yet and hope I never do. A couple of times I've been real tired after work, but I just turn on some of my hard music pretty damn loud and that forces me to stay awake and alert. Works so far.

 

[Monazwx]

I've never fallen asleep behind the wheel, but I've been close sometimes. I try to be extra careful now.

Clit licker, you are one lucky guy. Only a cut; that could have easily been worse. I think Riff needs to see the picture a few more times so that he can quit drinking and driving and keep us innocent drivers safe.

And it was a beamer too. By the way, Lovetoread, love the ornament on your car!

 

[Woodmiester]

Still well said

*Edited so that this thread isn't turned into something it wasn't originally about.*

I'm glad I was able to see your remarks before the edit, and I admire what you did, but also agree with your viewpoint.

 

[Simply Me]

Ty Woodmiester

Good to see you again. I went to your site, and loved the joke that was on the first page. Take care..

 

[clit_licker30]

Carcrash

Lucky this BMW had a very safe headon collision rating.