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Fatigue Warning Signs
Most fatigue signs show up
in four areas: your body, your
attention, your mood, and how
you drive.”
Body Signs
Watch for sore or tired eyes,
frequent blinking, rubbing
your eyes, heavy eyelids,
stiffness, aches or feeling
physically uncomfortable.
Eye signs should be treated
seriously. If your eyes feel
heavy or dif昀椀cult to keep open,
stop somewhere safe and
respond before continuing.
Attention Signs
Warning signs include poor
concentration, daydreaming,
distraction, feeling bored or
on autopilot, missing a turn or
sign, or not remembering the
last few kilometres clearly.
Mood Signs
Fatigue can show up as
irritability, impatience,
feeling 昀氀at, low motivation or
overreacting to small issues.
Driving Signs
Watch for inconsistent
speed, drifting in the lane,
small driving errors, delayed
reactions or poor timing at
lights, gaps or turns.
If your driving starts to
wander, act straight away.
Notice. Check. Act Early.
When fatigue signs appear, use a
simple routine.
Notice the sign.
Fatigue can show up in your body,
attention, mood or driving. You
might notice heavy eyes, blinking
more than usual, poor concentration,
daydreaming, feeling impatient, drifting
in the lane, inconsistent speed or small
driving errors.
Check how serious it is.
Ask yourself: is this mild, building or
urgent? If you notice two or more
signs at once, treat fatigue as building.
If you have eye signs — like heavy
eyelids or trouble keeping your eyes
open — or your driving starts to
wander, treat it as urgent.
Act early.
Do not wait until you are 昀椀ghting sleep.
Pull over somewhere safe, take a proper
break, follow your workplace procedure,
swap drivers if possible, or stop and
recover before continuing.
