Etumgbe: One day I was waiting for the traffic light to show green and I slept off only to wake up in lastma office

LeJeun3: U go fear long distance na.......

Confusion:
truly i for no like am somehow because i like the fact that she spends time praying for the rest of the family

hakuna matata: i dont sleep wwhile driving. I rather drive in my sleep!

yuzedo:



I swear! Hahaha!

tellwsdom:

Bros, if you get A.C for your house, 4HOURS sleep would be enuff for you....5HRS go even too much for you

You get Car, you no get A.C for house...Are you a driver??

Adikam: it happend 2 me last yr i slept off wen i was coming back 4rm my friend's wedding in imo state and was driving to Anambra bt wat is complicating me is dat i find myself in my haus layin my head in de sterin wen i woke up in the morning.bt i tank god 4 my life shaa because he only knos hw it hapend

Ikenna351: Whenever am embarking on a journey or long distance driving, I would slot in my 2pac's MP3 and thats it. Sometimes i would slot in the Deathrow record jams of the '90s (sorry, i dont do Nigerian music). But my favourite is Pac. Love listening to his prophesies when am driving, especially for such long hours of driving. His lyrics keeps me active.

Ever slept off? No. But have felt sleepy twice, along Abuja - Enugu expressway (but thanks to manual transmission). Manual tranny always keep all parts of my body active: two legs and both hands. Its ideal to park and take a nap before continuing on the journey if one is feeling sleepy, but only if you are in a safe zone. You cant just park anywhere, considereing how safe our highways are, in the middle of nowhere. In such situation, shifting the stick up and down, moving your two hands to steer the wheel and change the gears freqently, and calculating with the engine sound to know when to change the gear to a higher one, kind of keeps me active and before i know it, the sleepy feeling or fatigue would be gone. Or at least, it will help you get to a safe place where you can park and sleep as long as you want.

I know some of you would blame one for not sleeping enough the previous night before starting a journey. But there are situations you may find yourself sleeping late and you still need to make that journey the next morning. Those that do frequent long distance driving would understand. Even when you work tirelessly the previous day and went to bed early, you will still experience fatigue few hours into the journey the next day.

If you are the type that love cool musics, make sure you take those cds far away from the drivers seat. Dont even think of playing any. Because that cool music you love could land you in mortuary. I remembered in one of my drive from Abuja to Enugu, someone joined me in that journey. Shortly after Ajaokuta, he said he didnt like the music i was playing that he wanted to listen to something else. He put in my lucky Dube that i play only when driving in the city. Few mins later, sleep came from nowhere. By the time i looked at him to tell him to remove the lucky Dube, he had dozed off. I quickly removed and threw the cd at the back seat and put back what i was listening to before. Since that day, i made up my mind, as long as am the one on the steering wheel, i decide the music to be played. Hate me if you like. My car, my rules. I wont again put my life in danger just to impress a Passenger, no matter how close or how much i care about the person or the passenger.


One more thing, if you are driving on a highway and your passenger starts sleeping, even if the passenger is your wife, ask her to relocate to the rear seats. Its better you guys fight when you get to your destination over that, than both of you ending up in the Hospital or Mortuary. Its your call.

Ikenna.

Ikenna351: Whenever am embarking on a journey or long distance driving, I would slot in my 2pac's MP3 and thats it. Sometimes i would slot in the Deathrow record jams of the '90s (sorry, i dont do Nigerian music). But my favourite is Pac. Love listening to his prophesies when am driving, especially for such long hours of driving. His lyrics keeps me active.

Ever slept off? No. But have felt sleepy twice, along Abuja - Enugu expressway (but thanks to manual transmission). Manual tranny always keep all parts of my body active: two legs and both hands. Its ideal to park and take a nap before continuing on the journey if one is feeling sleepy, but only if you are in a safe zone. You cant just park anywhere, considereing how safe our highways are, in the middle of nowhere. In such situation, shifting the stick up and down, moving your two hands to steer the wheel and change the gears freqently, and calculating with the engine sound to know when to change the gear to a higher one, kind of keeps me active and before i know it, the sleepy feeling or fatigue would be gone. Or at least, it will help you get to a safe place where you can park and sleep as long as you want.

I know some of you would blame one for not sleeping enough the previous night before starting a journey. But there are situations you may find yourself sleeping late and you still need to make that journey the next morning. Those that do frequent long distance driving would understand. Even when you work tirelessly the previous day and went to bed early, you will still experience fatigue few hours into the journey the next day.

well said!
driving an automatic cars while too tired on long distance highways is the most reason! and believe or not not, its very prevailent. only the lucky ones live to share experience. thank God for potholes attimes.

If you are the type that love cool musics, make sure you take those cds far away from the drivers seat. Dont even think of playing any. Because that cool music you love could land you in mortuary. I remembered in one of my drive from Abuja to Enugu, someone joined me in that journey. Shortly after Ajaokuta, he said he didnt like the music i was playing that he wanted to listen to something else. He put in my lucky Dube that i play only when driving in the city. Few mins later, sleep came from nowhere. By the time i looked at him to tell him to remove the lucky Dube, he had dozed off. I quickly removed and threw the cd at the back seat and put back what i was listening to before. Since that day, i made up my mind, as long as am the one on the steering wheel, i decide the music to be played. Hate me if you like. My car, my rules. I wont again put my life in danger just to impress a Passenger, no matter how close or how much i care about the person or the passenger.


One more thing, if you are driving on a highway and your passenger starts sleeping, even if the passenger is your wife, ask her to relocate to the rear seats. Its better you guys fight when you get to your destination over that, than both of you ending up in the Hospital or Mortuary. Its your call.

Ikenna.

saaed_lee:

Na ma first driving na, why are you guys laughing?

One more thing, if you are driving on a highway and your passenger starts sleeping, even if the passenger is your wife, ask her to relocate to the rear seats. Its better you guys fight when you get to your destination over that, than both of you ending up in the Hospital or Mortuary. Its your call.

gwas: I keep telling people that speeding is not the main course of accident, but driving absent-minded. Just imagine the number of people that sleep off while under a steering? This is deadly risky!
Nevertheless, whenever I find myself having such feeling, I park the car and sleep wherever.
Still better than taking that dangerous risk.

cigie: I don't think I've ever slept off while on wheels but something happened while I was in a Lagos traffic. I had spent so much time in the traffic and then when other cars from left and right started moving, it seemed to me like my own car was rolling backward. I was very nervous...I just kept pumping the breaks but it still seemed like the car was still rolling, even faster this time. I realized myself after sometime..my friend just kept looking at me. I hardly could explain what had happened because its sounded so absurd.

plendil: All those people advocating ''parking the car and taking a quick nap'', what if you find yourself in a lonely highway? or dangerous spot?

IF I ever have to go on a long journey, I ensure I have enough rest. If it was a night program, eg vigil service, wake keep, why not sleep at the venue then when you can hit the road the following morining, rather than endanger the lifes of others on the road.

seyibrown: I was jolted by the sound of a loud scratching on my passenger side mirror being taken off by a truck! The driver must have been furious as he was honking loudly! My heart was in my mouth! I had hardly slept in 3 days due to long distance travel and preparation for a court hearing that has concluded that day. Got home an hour later, parked the car and went to bed. Next day, my neighbour asks 'what happened to your car?' The passenger side door was a complete write-off! I hadn't realised the extent to which I had been in danger until I went round the passenger side when my neighbour alerted me.

When travelling long-distance now, I leave for my destination at least two hours early so I can park and sleep on the way!

tellwsdom:

Don't underestimate the power of A.C broda...Im only recommending it to that man who wakes up early to work with all his bones eaten up by hot environs....If he collapse ontop em backseat sef, i no go blame am