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Originally Posted by blacklineninja  NEVER, EVER DRIVE TIRED
I drove home from Huddersfield to Leicestershire at around midnight once in the early days of seeing Mrs Blacklineninja way back about 8 years ago. There was nothing else on the M1 and I was having difficulty keeping my eyes open.
The next thing I knew the car was vibrating like crazy and I managed to miss the central reservation at the very last second having previously been on the inside lane - I'd blacked out and drifted across all three lanes!!!
Pure fear kept me awake until I got to the next service station where I tanked up on black coffee and fell asleep for an hour or so on the back seat before continuing my journey refreshed. |
Jesus thats horrifying. Least you woke up on time, and its taught you a lesson, rather than binning the car into the barrier and learning that way.
I dont do much long distance driving, I'm headed to Newcastle in May to see some friends, and Leeds in the next few weeks, but Leeds is inside an hour, and Newcastle will be on a Saturday morning with a fresh head, so I'm rarely tired driving.