You have been driving for hours at night. You keep yawning, your eyelids feel heavy, and you just missed a sign that you meant to read. What should you do?

Correct answer: Stop at a safe place, such as a rest area, and rest before you drive on.

Why

A tired driver reacts more slowly, gets upset more easily and may fall asleep at the wheel; the manual compares the danger of a tired driver with that of a drunk driver. Drivers who are short of sleep, drive at night, drive alone or drive long distances without breaks are most at risk. New Jersey's Maggie's Law brings fatigue into the vehicular homicide law: if a driver causes a death, proof that the driver fell asleep or had gone more than 24 hours without sleep can support a finding of reckless driving.

Verified against New Jersey Driver Manual · Tired Driver/Highway Hypnosis · p. 94, 95