Reply to "Proposed New Forum - Drving Tips & Techniques"

TIP Nos. 4(a) & (b):

(a) Do not use your 'Cruise Control' device between 12:00 midnight and 8:00 AM.

(b) Do not try and make your destiny if you are only 30 minutes away, but too tired to even stay in your lane (woozie).

e.g. (example given): I saw a 'fatal' a few weeks ago at 4:40 AM. Emergency vehicles already there, but to no avail. Late model Firebird, rollover, body covered in a sheet, body 500-1,000 ft. away from car, no blood. Concluded: broken neck, no seatbelt, driver fell asleep with cruise control on, car didn't slow, went into center 'divider' of 500 ft. of desert between/seperating opposing directions of traffic, centrifical force ejected driver from vehicle, maybe broke neck on window jam/roofline exiting vehicle or upon impact with ground at 75 mph, what's the difference? 25 miles outside of city limits.

Talked w/ a guy @ a party a week later, he said he dozed off 3X, B-4 & 'turtles' awoke him, always 'over-corrected' and lucky to survive, never uses cruise control B/C as sleep induced monotony occurs, foot relaxes off throttle & vehicle slows, avoiding 'fatal' overcorrection and rollover. Oh yeah, uses seatbelt.

P.S. This is not the kind of "driving tips/techniques" I wanted to learn/share, but if I can save a life, then I will.