The National DATELINE NBC Driving Test

"SELECT YOUR ANSWERS AND SAVE YOUR LIFE"

• Airdated: Tuesday, June 27th 2000
• Producer: Benita Noel
• Correspondent: Dennis Murphy
• 1 hour special on sleepy driving

QUESTION #1 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You rarely get sleepy after any meal
B. You often get sleepy or drowsy after breakfast or dinner
C. You often get sleepy or drowsy after lunch

QUESTION #2 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You usually take about 9-10 minutes to fall asleep after going to bed
B. It takes you longer than 10 minutes to fall asleep
C. You usually go to sleep as soon as your head hits the pillow, in 5 minutes or less

QUESTION #3 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You usually sleep the same number of hours, even on the weekends
B. You usually sleep longer on weekends

QUESTION #4 PICK ONE ANSWER: How many nights a week do you feel like you don't get enough sleep?

A. 0-2 nights
B. 3-4 nights
C. 5-7 nights

QUESTION #5 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You get up regularly after a full night's sleep without an alarm clock
B. You get up when the alarm clock goes off
C. You have to hit the snooze button when the alarm clock goes off in the morning

QUESTION #6 PICK ALL THAT APPLY TO YOU: (*YOU CAN CHOOSE AS MANY AS FOUR ANSWERS HERE)

A. You rarely get sleepy unless it's your bedtime
B. You are likely to fall asleep on airplanes or as a passenger in a car
C. You often feel sleepy or doze off while sitting quietly with a book or watching TV
D. You often feel drowsy in meetings or at the movies
E. You often get drowsy when stopped in traffic for a few minutes

QUESTION #7 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You never snore
B. You snore sometimes
C. You snore often and so loudly that your partner complains or leaves the bedroom

QUESTION #8 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. You are between the ages of 16 and 29
B. You are between the ages of 30 and 60
C. You are 61 or over

QUESTION #9 PICK ONE ANSWER:You've just finished work, you're beat and you've got a long drive home ahead of you

A. You would normally hit the road right away
B. You would normally try to relax a little by stopping for one quick nightcap
C. You would stop for a meal that might include a couple of drinks, but not enough to make you drunk

QUESTION #10 PICK ONE ANSWER:

A. I have a very short drive home from work, or don't drive to work
B. My drive home from work is mostly on country roads
C. My drive home from work is mostly on city roads
D. My drive home from work is mostly on suburban roads
E. My drive home is mostly on freeways

QUESTION #11 PICK ONE ANSWER: It's late on a Friday night and you've got a 6 hour drive to get to your vacation spot by Saturday morning. Would you

A. Decide to get a good night's sleep and hit the road in the morning, even though you won't arrive until Saturday afternoon
B. Take a nap, then get up at 3am to make the drive
C. Drive through the night to arrive by 4am

QUESTION #12 PICK ONE ANSWER: You're on the road, making that long trip and you feel a little sleepy so you pull over to grab some food at a rest area

A. You just decide to grab a cup or two of coffee
B. You go for junk food like hamburgers and fries
C. You stick with sugary vending machine foods
D. You decide to try and find a decent meal

QUESTION #13 PICK ONE ANSWER: You're back on the road and you still feel tired, so you try turning up the radio

A. You turn on mellow country, classical or jazz music
B. You turn on something loud and energetic like dance music or rock
C. You select a radio talk show or ball game
D. You leave the radio off

QUESTION #14 PICK ALL THAT APPLY TO YOU: (*YOU CAN CHOOSE AS MANY AS FIVE ANSWERS HERE) When you feel tired on the road, you normally do this to keep yourself awake

A. You pull over to take a short walk or do some roadside exercise
B. You slap your face
C. You talk to yourself
D. You blast the air conditioning
E. You open the window

QUESTION #15 PICK ONE ANSWER: It's now 2 hours into your drive and you've still got 4 hours to go, but you're really feeling tired. Your eyes are getting heavy and you even feel your head bob

A. This would prompt you to pull over and nap for say 30 or 45 minutes
B. This would prompt you to pull over and take a quick 15 or 20 minute nap
C. This would be signal that you really need to get off the road for a few minutes

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