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Drive 200 miles well over the legal drunken limit

Drive 200 miles after being awake for 72 hours straight

In either case you're alone in the car and it's night time.

Unsafe Driving

Oct 3, 2009

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Drive 200 miles well over the legal drunken limit

Alcohol concentration decreases naturally over a long drive — you sober up en route in a way that mounting fatigue does not.
Extreme sleep deprivation impairs reaction time as severely as intoxication, and the danger only worsens over distance.
Suddenly passing out from exhaustion has no equivalent self-correction that the journey itself provides.

Drive 200 miles after being awake for 72 hours straight

You can stop, sleep in the car, and resume — there is no equivalent reset for blood alcohol over the same distance.
Sleep deprivation does not carry the same legal liability as drunk driving — discovery means reckless driving, not a DUI.
Stimulants like strong coffee and loud music can meaningfully extend alertness, while there is no shortcut to sobering up.

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Would you rather...

Drive 200 miles well over the legal drunken limit

Drive 200 miles after being awake for 72 hours straight