Massachusetts Personal Injury Library
Preventing Driver Fatigue Accidents (Part B)
How to Prevent Your Own Driving Fatigue Accident
One of the best ways you can prevent future driving fatigue accidents is to take precautions so that you don’t succumb to fatigue while driving. Experts say that one of the best ways to prevent driver fatigue is to take frequent breaks if you are driving long distances. According to DriverFatigueKills.com, drivers should take a break at least once every 2 hours.
You should also aim to get a good night’s sleep before a long drive. If you do start to notice the symptoms of driving fatigue, pull over immediately and take a quick cat nap.
The primary symptoms of driver fatigue include:
- frequent yawning,
- heavy eyelids,
- wandering thoughts, and
- a heavy head.
Other Ways to Prevent Driving Fatigue
- Drink Coffee. Caffeine can also be a good defense against driving fatigue accidents. Two cups of coffee can help reduce fatigue for a few hours — but it takes about 30 minutes to work its way into your system.
- Keep the air conditioner on in your car, and sitting upright without slouching.
- If you chose to eat, pick light meals instead of heavy, fried foods that can only make you more tired.
While we can’t control the behavior of other people, you can control how you respond to your driver fatigue accident.
Contacting a Massachusetts Accident Injury Attorney
If you have been injured in a car accident in Massachusetts, it is in your best interest to contact a Boston personal injury lawyer to learn about your rights and determine liability in your car accident case. When you are interviewing personal injury attorneys ask critical questions, like: how long have you been practicing; what is the largest settlement or verdict you’ve obtained, and do you have experience with vehicle injury cases?
The personal injury law firm, Kiley Law Group, is conveniently located in downtown Boston and Andover. Call us today to schedule your Free Consultation with one of our accident attorneys.
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