Stop Drowsy Driving: Staying Awake While Driving is Easy with a Nap Alarm

Everyone who drives can relate to this story in some way: you're driving home from work after a long, stressful day. The long road ahead stretches to the horizon as you start to feel sleepy. "Only 15 minutes, and I'll be home," you think to yourself, or even say out loud in the hope that it will help wake you up. You turn up the music, but a minute later, that drowsy feeling creeps back in. The next thing you know, the blaring horn of an oncoming car jolts you awake. You manage to pull back over into your lane just in time to avoid a terrible accident. Your heart is now pounding and your legs are shaking. "Well, I'm awake now!" you exclaim as you realize just how close you came to disaster. What you didn't know, is that a simple, affordable device, a Nap Alarm, would have prevented you from falling asleep.

"Sleepiness and driving is a dangerous combination. Most people are aware of the dangers of drinking and driving but don't realize that drowsy driving can be just as fatal. Like alcohol, sleepiness slows reaction time, decreases awareness, impairs judgment and increases your risk of crashing" (The National Sleep Foundation, DrowsyDriving.org). We find ourselves "driving while drowsy" for a number of reasons: lack of adequate sleep at night, interrupted sleep, varying work schedules, stress at work or at home, undiagnosed or untreated sleep disorders, the use or overuse of medications with sedating side effects, alcohol use, and other factors [1].

Driving while you're fatigued or tired is not only dangerous and stressful, it may also be illegal. New Jersey made it a crime to drive if you haven't slept for more than 24 hours. According to the National Sleep Foundation, many States are considering legislation that would provide criminal penalties for people who injure or kill others while driving if they have not had adequate sleep. Imagine the guilt and horror of hurting or even killing someone just because you were too tired to drive responsibly, and then being charged with a crime and being sent to prison.

You don't have to let this happen to you, or to any of your family or friends. A simple, $10 device can save your life or prevent you from hurting or killing others. The Nap Alarm is for anyone who has ever felt drowsy, tired, or fatigued while driving. The Nap Alarm is an innovative, potentially lifesaving anti-drowsiness alarm. It is worn over the ear, just like a Bluetooth device, and has an electronic position sensor. When your head nods forward, it sounds a loud alarm to instantly wake you up. If you have any passengers along with you, it also alerts them to your drowsy state.

The Nap Alarm is not only designed for drivers. It is also perfect for people who need to be fully alert while on duty, for example, security guards and machine operators. Students studying for exams or reading lengthy textbooks also find the Nap Alarm very useful.