{"id":26336,"date":"2020-02-19T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-19T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rhinolawyers.com\/?p=26336"},"modified":"2026-05-27T16:37:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-27T16:37:42","slug":"drowsy-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/drowsy-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"DROWSY DRIVING"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>There are countless causes for car accidents but the cause that usually flies under the radar is drowsy driving. Driving while drowsy or fatigued can be very dangerous with deadly consequences. Yet, a poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sleepfoundation.org\/articles\/drowsy-driving\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">60% of drivers admitted<\/a> to driving drowsy.<\/p>\n<p>Florida has designated the first week of September as &#8220;Drowsy Driving Prevention Week.&#8221; Though, it is always good to get reminders throughout the year of its dangers. Here are things you may not know about driving while drowsy.<\/p>\n<h2>Effects of Drowsiness<\/h2>\n<p>Driving when you&#8217;re tired produces effects similar to the effects of alcohol. In fact, the National Sleep Foundation found driving after being awake for 18 straight hours has effects equal to a .05 BAC. Considering, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/practice-areas\/misdemeanors\/dui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BAC limit in Florida is .08%<\/a> or more you want to avoid driving without sleep.<\/p>\n<p>Here are a few effects of tiredness fatigue.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your reaction time is slowed<\/li>\n<li>Vision and judgment<\/li>\n<li>Impaired senses<\/li>\n<li>Nodding off or falling asleep<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>drowsy driving Warning Signs<\/h2>\n<p>Everyone should know when they feel tired and need rest. However, we sometimes ignore the signs of fatigue and drowsiness. These are some signs your body needs to rest:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Your eyes get heavy or you have a hard time focusing<\/li>\n<li>Mind-wandering or daydreaming<\/li>\n<li>can&#8217;t remember the last few miles or you miss exits<\/li>\n<li>Yawning<\/li>\n<li>Drifting in your lane or hitting a shoulder rumble strip<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Drowsy Driving Prevention Tips<\/h2>\n<p>While getting a complete night\u2019s rest is the best way to prevent driving drowsy, there are other steps you can take. We put together some tips to help you avoid driving drowsy.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Do not drive after taking medication that causes drowsiness. Check the label of the medicine so you do not drive impaired.<\/li>\n<li>Take breaks every few hours on long trips and alternate drivers.<\/li>\n<li>Coffee or caffeine can help with alertness for short periods.<\/li>\n<li>Try not to drive during the hours you normally sleep.<\/li>\n<li>On long road trips use rest areas. These are perfect for taking a break from the road.<\/li>\n<li>Before starting your trip rest up. Especially, if you have been up for an extended period of time like 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>CONTACT TAMPA AUTO ACCIDENT ATTORNEY<\/h2>\n<p>After a car accident, you may not know your rights. Don\u2019t struggle through the process alone. Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/meet-your-team\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">equipo de lesiones personales<\/a> is here to help you with any legal needs you might have regarding your accident.<\/p>\n<p>Let\u00a0<strong>RHINO Lawyers<\/strong>\u00a0answer your questions and review the facts of your case with a Free Consultation. Get started by completing the \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/contact-us\/\">Free Instant Case Evaluation<\/a>\u201d or by calling us any time, day or night, at\u00a0<a href=\"tel:844-329-3491\">844.329.3491<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There are countless causes for car accidents but the cause that usually flies under the radar is drowsy driving. Driving while drowsy or fatigued can be very dangerous with deadly consequences. Yet, a poll conducted by the National Sleep Foundation found 60% of drivers admitted to driving drowsy. Florida has designated the first week of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":26549,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-26336","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v28.2 (Yoast SEO v28.2) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>DROWSY DRIVING - RHINO Lawyers Dev | Tampa Auto Accident Attorneys<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If you or a loved one was injured in a drowsy driving accident, contact the auto accident attorneys at RHINO Lawyers for a Free Case Evaluation.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"es_MX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"DROWSY DRIVING\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If you or a loved one was injured in a drowsy driving accident, contact the auto accident attorneys at RHINO Lawyers for a Free Case Evaluation.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/es\/drowsy-driving\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"RHINO Lawyers Dev\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-19T13:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-05-27T16:37:42+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RL-SocialMedia_FebDrowsyDriving.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1200\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"628\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"rhinoadmin\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/RL-SocialMedia_FebDrowsyDriving.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Escrito por\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"rhinoadmin\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Tiempo de lectura\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutos\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"rhinoadmin\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/aa35df922614f89a6c5c5d19416c26d4\"},\"headline\":\"DROWSY DRIVING\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-19T13:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2026-05-27T16:37:42+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":434,\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/01\\\/RL-SocialMedia_FebDrowsyDriving.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"es\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www2.rhinolawyers.com\\\/drowsy-driving\\\/\",\"name\":\"DROWSY DRIVING - 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