Originally Posted by
dgwright99
Different people handle this differently; you appear not to deal with it well, but many others handle it with no problems at all. Just because you can't handle it doesn't make it irrespesponsible for somebody who can.
While still not quite seen in the same light as drunk driving, there is now growing awareness here in the UK of the dangers of driving while tired.
Someone who has just come off an eight-hour eastbound overnight flight, with a maximum of 5-6 hours' (fitful) sleep, with breakfast served in the middle of the night "body time"... cannot possibly be a safe driver, especially not in an unfamiliar environment where they drive on the opposite side of the road.