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Show Wednesday, July 21, 1999 Driver fatigue - a serious problem for summer drivers Tr Tr IVIA IVIA When you are getting ready for a road trip do you plan a long rest the night before you leave or do you stay up late taking care of all the details? If you are like most people, you skip sleep to pack the bags and load the car. Or, when tired you keep driving on a vacation rather than take . the time to pull over and rest. These are reasons AAA Utah wants to remind you that driver fatigue is a very real problem for summer travelers. .- A recent survey of more than 1,000 Americans by the National Sleep Foundation found 57 percent per-cent of the people had driven while drowsy in the past year and 23 percent had fallen asleep at the wheel. Experts find weary motorists who drift off the road and crash cause about 40,000 injuries and 1,550 deaths nationally nation-ally each year. It is important to make safety an important part of every road trip," said Rolayne Fairclough AAA Utah spokeswoman. "A record number of people are traveling trav-eling this summer. Drivers need to be sharp and alert because roads will be full of travelers and construction makes driving even more challenging." , ' : Symptoms of fatigue include involuntary eye closures, yawning, yawn-ing, feeling tired, inability to stay in lane, inattention and being disengaged from the environment environ-ment These symptoms mean you are tired, no matter what time of day it is. Drivers who feel drowsy should take the feeling seriously. Sleep can strike without warning. warn-ing. It only takes a second to shut your eyes, leave your lane and cause a crash. It is typical for drowsy drivers not to eye'h realize real-ize they are falling asleep. Many drivers think they can keep themselves awake by rolling roll-ing down the window, listening to the radio, or eating a snack. Thesa techniques simply don't work. What does work is getting adequate ad-equate rest the night before driving driv-ing and a combination of sleep, exercise and caffeine. . Sleep. If you show signs of sleepiness, pull over to a safe area and take a nap (even 20 minutes will help.) . Exercise. When you wake up, get some exercise. It helps you become alert more quickly. Running Run-ning and walking will help. Caffeine. Consume some caffeine caf-feine for an extra boost. ' This combination allows a few more hours of wide-awake driving. driv-ing. Also, time is an important fac tor. Drive at times when' you would normally be awake. There are two times during the day when your body is most prone to falling asleep: at night between midnight and 6 a.m. and in the afternoon after lunch. - Established nearly 100 years ago, AAA offers a wide array of automotive, insurance, worldwide world-wide travel and financial serv : vices. 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