CDL · Distraction and fatigue
When is it time to pull off the road and stop driving?
Correct answer: As soon as you begin to feel sleepy.
Answer options
- AOnce you have been driving for 9 hours
- BOnce you have been driving for 6 hours
- CAs soon as you begin to feel sleepy Correct
Why
Feeling sleepy is the cue to get off the road, however many hours you have driven and however near the end of the trip you are. Fatigue can set in long before any legal driving limit, and only rest or sleep relieves it.
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Topic: Distraction and fatigue License: CDL
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