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New Jersey Basic Auto Learner Permit Practice Test
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On a long, straight highway drive, you realize that you have been staring ahead and cannot remember the last few miles. Which habits help prevent this highway hypnosis?
Correct answer: Keep your eyes moving, never on one thing for more than a few seconds, and rest every two hours.
Why
Highway hypnosis is a trance-like state that can come on after a long time behind the wheel, especially on long, dull roads. The manual's steps to prevent it are to keep your eyes moving, to rest about every two hours, and to share the driving with another licensed driver when you can. If you already feel drowsy, the only real fix is to stop in a safe place and rest.
Verified against New Jersey Driver Manual · Tired Driver/Highway Hypnosis · p. 94, 95
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