The best drug-free solution I've found for behind-the-wheel drowsiness (aside from actually pulling over and power-napping), is a toothbrush.
Yes, a toothbrush.
If you start to feel tired while driving, stick the brush in your mouth and rub your teeth with it. Gums too. Chew on it, maybe.
It. Works. Wonders.
This was a valuable tip from my Las Vegas ER physician (New Mexico, not NV), about half an hour after I flipped (and totaled) my second car due to driver's seat narcolepsy. (don't worry, I just had a seat-belt welt and an air-bag abrasion, despite the horizontal 1080).
Since then (10 years ago), I've had zero incidents. Occasional yawning yields toothbrush fun, and cleaner teeth (though I don't use toothpaste -- hard to put on the brush while driving, and where do you spit?). It also works as a hunger staver far better than a bag of Fritos.
I know that I'm most certainly addicted to the stuff, but still...I think I can usually go a day or so without it. And I don't drink coffee, thankfully. But shit, it's done absolutely nothing for my writing drive.
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Yes, a toothbrush.
If you start to feel tired while driving, stick the brush in your mouth and rub your teeth with it. Gums too. Chew on it, maybe.
It. Works. Wonders.
This was a valuable tip from my Las Vegas ER physician (New Mexico, not NV), about half an hour after I flipped (and totaled) my second car due to driver's seat narcolepsy. (don't worry, I just had a seat-belt welt and an air-bag abrasion, despite the horizontal 1080).
Since then (10 years ago), I've had zero incidents. Occasional yawning yields toothbrush fun, and cleaner teeth (though I don't use toothpaste -- hard to put on the brush while driving, and where do you spit?). It also works as a hunger staver far better than a bag of Fritos.
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