So in my many adventures off away from home, out on Business, I had many kilometers to drive daily, and on occasion many more to drive while sleepy. So I confronted the disastrous horror or falling asleep at the wheel while driving over 120Kmh. I shall now list a number of the methods that arose while I drove:

• Step One: Climate
  The climate in the car is very important because when people are warmer they feel more comfortable and thus more sleepy, so to rid us of our sleepiness we must reduce the heat in the immediate climate. Reduce the heat to a slight chill just to keep you on your toes. Do not wear any sort of headdress as these tend to keep the heat when it will affect you most, You head.
• Step Two: Adrenaline
  Adrenaline has been keeping people awake for centuries, you must only learn how to tap into that energy source. A few good methods to try while driving are[list]
• Driving fast
• Committing to sudden road-spot evasion techniques
• Driving faster
• Thinking that you are running out of fuel and how bad it would be to be stuck out somewhere without any gas.

[*]Along with Step Two: Adrenaline, there is Step Two(a): Glee
Glee works much like adrenaline in that it makes you feel less tired, but unlike Adrenaline, there is a limitless supply so long as you are not Sad, Depressed, Dead, or Emo. Some useful triggers to get some glee as as Follows:

• Listening to LOUD music that you like, Such as just turning the music that you like; Up.
• Laughing at the small town names as you pass them by, Such as Bethune (Be-THUUUUUUUUNE), Sintaluta (Sin-ta-Loo-Tah) Or Arcola (Our Coke)
• Turning music up that you know rather well and can sing, (Not 'sing to' as when you sing the words after the singer in the song does but singing them Before The singer in the song does) And doing so loudly 'like you just don't care'

[*]Step Three: The urge to Urinate
Having to pee will keep you going awake for longer than you'd expect, but then again you wouldn't notice because you really have to pee.
[*]Step Four: Modifying your seat position
You may try, as I have done, Moving your seat as far forward as you can, Tilting the steering wheel as high up as you can, and angling the seat as far forward as you can. Now imagine what you must look like, You face right near the windshield, your hands and legs cramped in there...Almost like one of those blind seniors that ought not to be on the road let alone in a vehicle in the first place. Drive like this for some Km/M then slide you seat all the way back, Recline the seat only a bit, Tilt the steering wheel back so you can get farther back but keep it in arms reach. Do this a little then go back to 'Forward' mode.
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What NOT to do(Because all guides really do need these)

• Close your eyes for only a couple moments(As the moments turn to minutes)
• Recline your seat(And get comfortable...)
• Rest you chin on the steering wheel(Ought to be obvious)
• Eat a lot of food(Because what do we do after a nice big meal?)
• Sleep(Thats what this guide is trying to defeat anyway)

With little practice at all you should be able to get form Point A to point B without falling to the depths of slumber and your peril of Driving into something you ought not to have.

This has been a Hey_dude guide to How do.

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While I can't say that I've ever been in danger of falling asleep at the wheel, one helpful tip I can give is to drastically change the temperature "gauge" in your car, going from one extreme to another (hot to cold). It kind of helps, anyway.

I liked it.

GOLD IT!

Oh, one thing I forgot to add, if none of these are really working for you, Open your window and drive like Ace Ventura. For as long as you feel comfortable doing so, but at least five seconds.

uhhh shake up a nos so the bubbles don't hurt then drink it all in one go

pussy, there's no bubbles that hurt in NOS

Ahh but while while the "NOS" may make some feel energized for a while, it's really just using the energy that you would've been using later. If you've only got another hour or two to go then sure go ahead, but more than that and you'll be feeling it later. Discomfort, Glee, Even Necessity of Toilet won't Bring wakefulness.

Uhh Nick all of your driving fast and extreme is the last thing I want other people doing on the road when their not at peak mental alertness, or ever

I normally don't do this because it's gay but,

QFT

Shut up, I was replying to that but my computer got all gay on me, Didn't shut up for hours. So now I have to try and post it again:

When people are afraid of being caught when they break rules, such as in driving, they a put in a bit of a sense of paranoia, a heightened sense of alertness and wakefulness. And are thus More Alert and More aware of their driving, their surroundings, and what is going on than if they were driving at usual speed and not giving a damn. With Higher danger come higher respect for the dangers present whereas with moderate danger there may be no attention paid to it at all.

Example:
New Holland (Farm equipment Manufacturing plant) Vs. Paid Slavery(Big Sky Oil Drilling):
Everyone knows that Rig work is dangerous, and I'll tell you right now, That work could kill someone right quick. Caustic Soda 'll put a hole in you faster than a .22. But because it is so dangerous, there are many safety measures put in place by upper management. The Manufacturing plant works with many large heavy things, and many sharp or pointed things. People are careful around them.

In my Three weeks on the Rig, I had one Chain snap on my ass, One chain throw me a foot or two in the air, and a Pair of tongs punch me in the face. (Tongs are the tool used for connecting or disconnecting pipe, they are hung with a counterweight system and weigh >200lbs.)
No other injuries.

Three week in New Holland included a 300lb steel beam falling carelessly out of a hoist sling and tipping onto someone, a small fire near some welding gas tanks, My hand caught in an air bander, A hardhat getting knocked across the room by a swinging load on the hoist, and thats just in the area I was working in.

When there is more danger present people take more care to avoid it, whereas when there is moderate danger, people tend to let it be.
Thus: as long as you recognize the dangers, it is often safer than a less dangerous task in which the dangers are not paid attention to.

clearly the problem here is you

yeah you have less of a chance of being shot on the battlefield than in your kitchen because you're ready for it

i'm not going to dispute it might raise awareness or reflexes, but it's still more dangerous than, say, driving safely

My rule for driving is that you should never go more than 10 km above the speed limit (ex. 100 km speed limit, go 110). Which I have been heckled before, yes.

I am the same way. Although, I must admit, I've driven over the speed limit more than that on the highway, i just keep it at a level where I feel safe. Driving fast on a straight stretch is easy, when the road curves going 200 might not be a good idea.

You example is flawed because there is a group whose goal is to shoot you and I am quite sure that other drivers or the people who laid out the roads didn't have it in their intentions to cause an accident. A better comparison would be out hunting/firearm range; there is no second party whose intent is your demise but the hazard of being shot still remains.

My argument remains that 'driving safely' isn't all it's cracked up to be because the necessity of awareness and reflexes isn't as present as when there is a created abnormal hazard. I nearly hit a guy driving home because I assumed there'd be no one out yet I was still 'driving safely'

my point was that asking for trouble doesn't make you safer