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Happy Thanksgiving Day ...avoid drowsy driving!

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If you're paying attention to the news you probably have already heard the obligatory stories about the number of Americans traveling for the Thanksgiving holiday and, of course, the vast majority of us are traveling by car.

The Washington Post reports that 43.6 million of us are expected to travel at least 50 miles... and implicit in that information is that for many folks on the road, there's a good chance they may be unfamiliar with the local roads and byways or even with the interstate they're traveling on especially if they don't make the trip frequently.

Now, let's take a little time to think about what many of us will be doing on Thanksgiving Day with our family and friends, before we decide it's time to...

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kuma2000
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better to drive the next day
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barely done any driving. And not at times when everyone else would have been driving drowsily.
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only a turkey would drive sleepy
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new tires today...not much driving
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Parked it Wednesday evening and probably won't roll it again until Monday!
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I sent them all home fat and happy.
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I'm not driving
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old post.
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Stayed home both our & your Thanksgiving!!!
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Good advice today and yesterday (first printing).
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I did.
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I agree with ready eddie, staying home and eating keeps you off the roads. Sleep is then not a problem of safety.
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Yes be careful!
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Drink plenty of coffee
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Yes be careful, too much turkey can put one to sleep :)
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Be careful.
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Watch that turkey
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deja vu
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yes
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Drive safe.
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Especially those driving to the late night/early morning sales.
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day 2 for this story
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Dah.
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A good plan is to just stay home and eat.
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Happy Thanksgiving
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We should always be alert and slow down.
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ok
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Old news...
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But officer, I only had two servings of turkey.
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Just another excuse to raise gas prices.
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Happy post Thanksgiving Day!, You have traveled one way and now you are going to travel back, Drive safe, avoid fog hours and hazardous roads.
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After eating all that turkey and other fixings, most of us get sleepy
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More caffiene please.
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Yes and be sure to put on clean underwear!
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Too much tryptophan.
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People already know this. They just have to follow that advice.
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Avoid on ANY day!!!
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If I start getting drowsy I left my right leg for two miles and then the left for two miles. It wakes you up. Never saw anyone sleeping while lifting weights.
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True
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I heard a young twit on the radio the other day say that texting keeps her awake while driving. I doubt the lasting effect of that sort of thing.
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Once again.... DUHH..
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A no brainer
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This article offers common sense good advice :-) .
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shouldnt drive if you not fit and straight or talking on the damn phone
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Just eat in moderation
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Old news, but very good advice. I once did fall asleep at the wheel. I had window open ( it was cold that night) and the radio on and loud hoping that would keep me awake, nope. If you nod once, feel tired pull over.
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No problem!
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In case you didn't get the memo PD, Thanksgiving is over.
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Made it home without falling asle. .e. . .p. . . .
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Yawn
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