Wake Up Dreamy Driver!
Posted by: Brad
Tags: alarm, Auto, car, device to stay awake while driving, driver alarm, driver alert alarm, driver alert device, driving
You ever find yourself driving along on a long road trip late at night, and the steady drone of your tires on the road and passing headlights hypnotize you into falling asleep at the wheel? Of course you do! It happens to all of us…which is actually pretty scary. There are a few simple things you can do in an effort to remedy the predicament:
- You can drink a ton of caffeine, or pop a couple No-Doze. Only problem (other than heart irregularities) is that caffeine is a diuretic, and you’ll be stopping to pee at every mile marker. That’s no way to travel.
- You could roll your windows down and let the cool air blow your eyes open. But what about during bad weather? Not to mention, the drag of open windows isn’t great for gas mileage.
- Blast some tunes at full volume. We’re getting warmer, but that’s a good way to sign up for long term hearing damage. And as a more immediate concern, you likely won’t be as focused on the relevant road noises around you.
All of the aforementioned techniques are alright in small doses, but for folks driving their families on long trips, and the trucker crew making late night hauls, you need something subtle, that only chimes in when you need it most. Enter the driver alarm. A driver alarm is a device to help stay awake while driving.
Most of them look very similar to bluetooth headsets, and you wear them in the same comfortable fashion. They’re filled with a mercury leveler so when your head starts to tilt down from road fatigue, it recognizes the angle, and a sounds a quick alarm. Most can be found for under $10 – not really a bad investment for something that could potentially save your life.
Of course, a driver alarm is only a last ditch supplementary tool. There truly isn’t any substitute for a good night sleep. If you’re to a point where you’re struggling to stay awake, there’s no shame in having your lazy spouse take over for a while. Better yet, just pull over in a rest area and take a refreshing snooze. Tell the lot lizards I said hello! But if you just don’t have time to stop, you better put a driver alert device in your ear, partner.