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Bumps in the road
fa/e travel is easier said than done when it comes to hitting the highway
By Erica York
THE BATTALION
Highway travel is not without its
lusts and turns, and a ride down a
fng and winding road can spell
lorn if drivers don’t take some pre
cautions. Just ask Jeff Vest or Justin
inton.
Vest’s experience of driving with a
fe\er left him a more careful driver.
“I had a temperature of 103 when
left. The only reason I was driving
tkk to College Station was because
Iliad a test on Monday,” said Vest, a
|nior construction science major. “I
las feeling so bad that I just lost
focus of what I was doing, zoned out
arJ fell asleep.”
I Vest, who was only 15 miles from
Rllege Station when he fell asleep,
laid he was disoriented after the acci-
â– drt but not hurt.
I “I was so lucky. I came so close to
Ipping my truck,” he said. “I ran
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lad after my truck spun, but my
Buck wasn't damaged at all.”
I Vest said students should roll their
lindows down if they start to feel
Bred while driving.
I Justin Minton, a junior recreation.
Irks and tourism science major, also
fell asleep at the wheel on his way
|om San Marcos to College Station,
was not as lucky as Vest.
“My roommate was asleep in the
ack and he didn’t get a scratch on
him, but I broke my scapula and my
nose. I had to get 14 staples in my
head and 20 stitches in my right
. 1 | cheek,” Minton said. “I’m still
ID L0I1I|pulling glass out of my head two
I weeks after it happened.”
Minton said he was trying to do
jomething to keep him awake, but it
a * fic/not work in time.
1 “I was waiting for the next gas
Ration to get some sunflower seeds
or gummy bears to chew on to keep
me awake,” Minton said. “I should
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Traveling students should plan
ahead when taking a road trip. Matt
Hasenkampf, a junior engineering
technology major, said.
Hasenkampf, who will travel from
College Station to Austin and then to
New Orleans for the holidays, said
there are certain steps students
should take before a long drive, such
as wearing sunglasses.
“Regularly, I don’t wear sunglass
es when I drive, but on a long drive, I
always plan to have sunglasses since
the glare tends to irritate me,”
Hasenkampf said. “On a long drive.
I'll even stop and buy a pair if
I forget my good pair.”
Hasenkampf said it’s
important to check the
weather conditions a day in advance
and to make sure windshield wipers
are working properly. He suggests
bringing a flashlight with extra bat
teries and a spare tire, as well.
Hasenkampf said it’s also impor
tant to pull over and rest if you are
feeling really tired.
“Instead of fighting to stay awake,
take a 20-minute break or so to get
your mind off the road,” Hasenkampf
said. “Give your eyes a chance to focus
on something other than the road.”
Alii Austin, a senior education
major, has to make the long drive
from College Station tc
Midland for the holi
days. She said she
has certain
techniques she uses when she starts
getting sleepy on her way home.
“When I start getting kind of tired,
I usually bring a Coke with me and
drink it,” Austin said. “I will also lis
ten to some upbeat music.”
Austin said students traveling
home should try to avoid driving at
times when it is easier to fall asleep.
“If possible, I try to leave early in
the morning,” she said. “This is so
much better because there’s light and
there’s not a bunch of traffic.”
Austin said there also are things pas
sengers can do to make trips safer.
“If you’re driving with a
friend, you should try to stay
awake for them,”
Austin said.
they’re driving.”
Lt. Rodney Sigler from the
College Station Police Department
said holiday travel for students can
be very dangerous.
“There are three things we need to
pay special attention to: falling asleep,
drinking and driving and speeding,”
Lt. Sigler said. “These three things are
especially important because they are
things we can control.”
Lt. Sigler said students should not
try to finish long trips in one night.
“It’s dangerous to try to make a
16-hour drive and students should
avoid this,” Lt. Sigler said. “It’s just
not worth it.”
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