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Finding myself behind the wheel of some of the frankly nasty, morose, characterless cars I've had to endure in the past, admittedly would be enough to make many a lesser man nod off. One such abysmal automotive incarnation in particular still stays fresh in the mind. In this instance it was, proving there is a higher power, a rental vehicle, meaning it had to be returned. The day had hinted at much promise, given that I was entering the forecourt of a VW dealer where my trusty old Golf GTi was scheduled to have its wheels velcro-d back on or something. In fact, the friction generated by my anticipating palms been rubbed together nearly initiated spontaneous combustion, as there on the forecourt were an array of stunning new generation GTi's, a cheeky looking Bora Sport and one of those funky Beetles that girls seem to like. Which was it to be I thought? Clearly deluded. Barely able to contain myself or my saliva, I was put out of my misery by the one line I didn't want to hear that day."Yours is the '86 Polo round the back sir".

Hhhmm.

Strange.

All the quality motors appear to be stacked up out the front. How right I was. Awaiting me was a car whose most notable feature was its roof rails. Always an encouraging sign if you're running the rule over an urbane Super-Tourer; not so when staring at a slightly advanced milk crate. A car which turned out to have a turning circle dependant on how much I really wanted to move my arms didn't bode well. With egg-mayonnaise sandwiches the only thought to keep my excitement levels sustainable, I knew staying awake at the lathe-like controls of this motoring abomination was going to be tricky.

Anyhow, the RAC, that motoring organisation that aren't quite as popular as the AA, are a bit concerned about people dropping off. Which they reckon puts millions of other road users in immediate danger. They tell us that more drivers than ever before are pushing themselves to the limits with regards sleep deprivation, with many motorists driving on average 350 miles in a single journey without succumbing to the charms of a glorified transport café on the outskirts of Hull. Refusing even to pull in when drowsiness takes an uncontrollable hold of their lifeless body.

"With cars being more comfortable than ever long journeys can lull motorists into a false sense of security", says the RAC's Robin Cummins. Try telling that to the British legion of KIA owner drivers out there, currently weaving this way and that, creating a weird automotive dot to dot using every service area the length and breadth of Britain.

Accepting the governments usually flawed figures, last year driver sleepiness was attributed to 20,000 road accidents, and, as a point in question they drag up the fact that Britain's worst rail crash was caused by someone dosing behind the wheel of a Land Rover. Admonishing themselves of any blame for the poor state of the railways/locomotives as being key factors to at least the one tragic series of events. As we all recall, the driver Gary Hart, had been up all night yakking on his mobile to a woman he had met through an internet dating agency. Called Brian. The rest of the story we are all ware of, and forms no part of the light-hearted slant I'm taking on, this, an extremely sensitive story I'm only too well aware of.

Jim Horne is Director of Loughborough Uni's Sleep Research Centre. A place I should imagine that's always legitimately closed for staff training. He says this. "Motorists who ignore the obvious signs of tiredness and push themselves to the limit are taking serious risks".

Then, this.

"They don't realise that crashes involving falling asleep at the wheel are more likely to be fatal because of the absence of braking and great impact at speed". No, probably because they're lying on an exotic beach surrounded by Jan Leeming in a one-piece swimsuit at the time Mr. Horne. Right or wrong. Well, it's obviously very wrong. The former BBC newsreader must be knocking on a bit now surely?

A survey, another survey? Of 1000 drivers exposed that an idiot 46% of you admitted to taking the wheel tired. Whereas 34% proved correct in the authors assumption that they were complete p***ks, by confessing they had at one time or another, being close to falling asleep.

A PHD in Slumber Studies however, is not necessarily a pre-requisite to acknowledging that drivers are more vulnerable to nodding off in the early hours of the morning, or, as most normal people refer to it as being - well past bedtime. The exhaustive research throwing up facts that suggest the middle of the night being a particularly stupid time to drive unless you really have to. Or have been sleeping throughout the day. Or you're considered best of class in sleep-driving at Catnap College .

Also, this same research informs you that it's best to avoid the monotony of motorway driving. Which is workable. If you happen to work, rest and play in Snowdonia.

And many of us appreciate the human body takes a dip in energy and overall alertness in the middle of the afternoon, hence, the risk of crashes being at a high point during this period too. So, when we assumed most on the continent were work-shy many years ago, we should feel thoroughly ashamed of ourselves, as we have been proved right countless times since.

Other clever people with initials not just preceding their Christian name, but following their surname too, offer some more words of comfort for the weary traveller. Such as, heed the recommendation to take a 5-minute break every 2 hours, have a good nights sleep prior to a long journey, and avoid travelling between midnight and 6am (tricky for pimps) aswell as between 2pm and 4pm (so kids, walk home from school), and, if possible, share driving. (Unless you have no friends) Peerless advice by the learned.

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Date - 21/09/2006