Driver fell asleep near Dausa on DME, car flips

One person was killed and five others were injured as a speeding car changed lanes suddenly, veered off the Delhi-Mumbai Expressway and flipped several times before coming to rest on its sides. The mishap occurred in the Bandikui region in Dausa district of Rajasthan on 2024-06-19. 

The driver reportedly fell asleep and lost control of the car. The injured were rushed to a hospital in Jaipur. 

The entire accident was caught on CCTV camera on the highway. 

Expert advice: While driving if you feel sleepy, start yawning frequently, keep rubbing your eyes, eyes start watering, start feeling irritated for no rhyme or reason, that's enough reason for you to pull off the road and take a power nap or 20 - 30 mins. Don't force yourself to keep awake by puffing cigarettes, having tea, coffee, caffeine drinks or chewing gum, etc. Nothing works better than power nap. After a power nap you will wake up fresh. Start driving once again. 

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* Mishap And Calamity

How long can one drive in a day, is a regular FAQ

A frequently asked query by car owners, 

"I am planning to take my 2 months (or, 2/ 3/ 4 yrs) old XYZ (brand of car) for a 800 kms drive for the first time ever in my life. 

My question is for how many kms I can keep driving in a day?" 

The answer is: 

- Just keep driving for any distance depending on your tenacity. 

- Avoid revving your car to more than 2200 RPM (ideally not more than 2000 RPM) for decent fuel economy and safety. 

- Avoid frequent acceleration or braking. 

- The moment you feel a bit sleepy, park safely and away from the highway at a filling station or dhaba and take a powernap for 20 mins. You will wake up totally rejuvenated. 

- In any case you will have to stop for breaks of 5 - 15 minutes each whenever call of nature demands or when you need to refill or meals or when you feel the desire for chai or a selfie. 

- In a 800 - 900 kms drive of 13 - 15 hrs on decent highways, there will invariably be a minimum of 5 - 6 shorts breaks of 5 - 15 minutes each. 

- Open the bonnet atleast thrice for the duration of the stop for faster cooling and visual checking to see if anything is amiss. 

- Ensure that you know how to open the bonnet of the car and change punctured wheels, if needed. 

- Strictly No Planned Night Driving. 

That's more than enough for the safety of your dear ones, yourself and your car. 

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* Indian Roadie Safe Driving Tips