driving effects caffeine vs napping
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Driving Effects Caffeine Vs.Napping
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I remember during my freshman year at college, I worked at a retail store, and it was
the evening of Thanksgiving, so I was napping right before my shift.
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This to me meant that I would be going to work at the stroke of midnight to deal with
the huge sales.
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I remember thinking to myself, “I’m glad I took a nap before driving to work".
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However, I wondered what about my fellow workers who just had an energy drink or
some other form of caffeine.
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How are they feeling?
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The answer is that they probably felt about the same as me.
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However, they probably weren’t as focused as I was which is important especially when
driving at night on a busy night.
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Napping versus caffeine has been proven to be better for people.
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A study at UG San Diego in California consisted of 61 participants from which half was given a caffeine pill and the other half
took a 90 minute nap.
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The participants would soon be given a series of tests to compare cognitive tasks emphasizing verbal memory, motor skills, and perceptual
learning to see if there is a difference in effectiveness between caffeine and naps.
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Following the tests it appears that both parties felt about the same at the beginning
of the tests.
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However the participants that took the 90 minute nap scored higher in the tasks
mentioned above.
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You’re probably asking yourself “What does this have to do with driving safely?” The answer is that all of the skills that were
tested above are needed for safe driving.
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Drivers use the verbal memory when they listen to sounds on the road.
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You remember from the sound you heard during driving with your relatives or in a
defensive driving course that when you hear a train you know to look out.
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With your general motor skills you know when to apply pressure to the accelerator to
drive at a safe speed.
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You also know when to apply the brake to slow down, make a safe turn, or merge into
another lane.
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Drivers use their perceptual learning in order to perceive what is safe and what isn’t.
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This comes from the experience a driver receives from driving safely.
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In conclusion napping is usually safer for driving than taking a caffeine supplement
when the driver is tired.