Do not fall asleep on the M6

shrek2 · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:36

I did at 3am last night and almost ended up killing myself by almost running into a lorry near Carlisle. Phew :eek:

Stellios · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:38

Glad your alright, that could have been nasty.

Sinizterguy · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:38

Lucky .... And dont sleep on the road again.

AmDaMan · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:40

Serj · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:40

In future, forget about completing your journey in proper time and take a bloody break. You're not just endangering yourself but other road users.

JRS · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:41

Oof. That would be bad news. Hope you won't be playing that game again.

Gilly · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:42

I've done similar on the M62. Not nice. Glad you're OK.

Andr3w · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:43

eek dude im glad your alright but bloody hell!!

The_Dark_Side · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:43

shrek2 said:
I did at 3am last night and almost ended up killing myself by almost running into a lorry near Carlisle. Phew

it's easy to do.
just remember that micro sleeps can, and do, kill people.
i've done the same thing myself because i hadn't realised that it's better to get there late than not at all.
take it easy out there mate and if you feel the old "lead eyelids" then stop somewhere for a swift 30 mins of kip.

Puzzled · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:49

If you do late night motorway trips often, might be an idea to get one of those alarms that buzz at you when your head tilts at a weird angle.

They aren't brilliant as they also buzz when you move about, but motorways are so damn boring it's not surprising people fall asleep.

Nothing beats taking regular breaks, although clarkson did try that ***** stuff.............. might be worth a try.

Crispy · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:49

I do a lot of miles and often find I'm getting a bit dozy (normally happens about 1 hour into an early morning run). I just pull off and set the alarm on my phone for 15 mins and have a kip.

15 mins doesn't make a difference either way in terms of getting somewhere but makes a BIG difference in terms of your concentration levels.

Oblivious · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:49

rg-Tom, Ripz, Berger and DRZ are all banned from posting in here.

Thanks for reading.

NickXX · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:51

Singing to a CD keeps me wide awake on crazy-long journeys. Nothing else even comes close.

Which is annoying because I hate singing.

Oblivious · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:53

NickXX said:
Which is annoying because I hate singing.

I can't imagine it being very kind on the ears.

Cueball · 16 Sep 2006 at 19:59

NickXX said:
Singing to a CD keeps me wide awake on crazy-long journeys. Nothing else even comes close.

Which is annoying because I hate singing.

I play a game of "I Spy" with the kids. When I'm driving one up, I'll slam on the music. Nice chillout for daytime trips, something heavy for the nighttime sloggs.

dsb · 16 Sep 2006 at 20:00

i used to travel from aldershot to durham everyweekend and it used to kill me, i used to have a sleep before i left aldershot, and i had no choice than to stop about 4 hours into the run to have a kip, somtimes would be 30 mins from home but i had to.

Oblivious said:
rg-Tom, Ripz, Berger and DRZ are all banned from posting in here.

Thanks for reading.

i dont understant your post Oblivious.

Rich · 16 Sep 2006 at 20:05

An old saying:

"Id rather be 30 minutes late in this life, than 35 years early to the next"

shrek2 · 16 Sep 2006 at 20:09

Thing is I felt fine 10 minutes before. I just let my mind wonder and bam I was on the hard sholder near a 38 ton HGV. Thank God for those rumble strips. I wouldnt be doing that again in a hurry

Rich · 16 Sep 2006 at 20:35

Can be difficult to judge at times to be fair.

Dangerous · 16 Sep 2006 at 20:51

Oblivious said:
rg-Tom, Ripz, Berger and DRZ are all banned from posting in here.

Thanks for reading.

I know as well you fool!