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2Key points summary: Fatigue and driving• Fatigue refers to the experience of being ‘sleepy’, ‘tired’ or ‘exhausted’.• Fatigue can severely impair your judgment when driving.• Fatigue is involved in about 18 per cent of fatal crashes in NSW.• Fatigue operates a bit like alcohol in the way it increases the risk of being in acrash.• High risk times for fatigue-related crashes are early morning between 4amand 8am and in the afternoon between 12 noon and 2pm, particularly onweekends.• Most drivers involved in fatigue-related crashes are male.• The only effective way to avoid fatigue is to get plenty of sleep. Fresh air,coffee and loud music won’t work.Tips1.. There is a lot of good information and advice on the effects of fatigueand ways of minimising the risk of fatigued driving on RMS website(www.rms.nsw.gov.au). You might like to visit the site to learn more.2. Remember to ‘stop, revive, survive’ – Take a 15 minute break every twohours when driving.56Driver qualification handbook