At the wheel, wide awake

In addition to the consumption of some medications, such as antihistamines, there are some situations that favor drowsiness at the wheel.

Here are some recommendations:

• Driving between 3:00 am and 5:00 am in the morning and between 14:00 h and 16:00 h is dangerous because it is the hours of greatest risk, because our biorhythms are lowest.
• Sleeping fewer hours than usual does not help, as well as having poor quality sleep or suffering from sleep disorders such as apnea or narcolepsy.
• It should also be noted that not all people are equal. Many are more active in the morning (morning people) and others are in the afternoon (evening), so their care regime will also be modified.
• If we add to that a monotonous traffic situation, such as a traffic jam, or night driving on a fast road with little traffic, we will have a perfect scenario for drowsiness to appear.
• The consumption of certain medications, such as antihistamines, can cause drowsiness at the wheel. Try to avoid them if you are going to drive, as well as the excess heating that numbs.

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