Everywhere you turn these days there is another warning. To prolong an active life be sure not to smoke, drink more than some ridiculously small amount each decade, eat anything that is remotely enjoyable, check your secretions and deposits,
walk half a mile backwards every day, only sunbathe in a tent and vote Labour.
Now it turns out we have an outbreak of driver dropsy.
Obstructive Sleep Apnoea-Hypopnoea Syndrome, or OSAHS, affects over one in 100 people and is on the rise by a shocking 35 per cent due to the nation’s growing obesity and alcohol problem. It makes you drop off while driving.
So stop it now, you naughty, fat, drinkers.
A common cold and blocked nose could increase the risk. Overweight men between the ages of 30 and 65 are most at risk as are those who drink a lot.
Esure Motor Insurance are the helpful people who bring you this information, and the news that more people yawn behind the wheel than anywhere else. They also brought Michael Winner to the small screen. Which may explain the yawning.
Apparently we are not taking a regular break when driving, as instructed by nanny. When feeling drowsy we open a window. Or slap ourselves across the face.
What? Tell me, honestly, the last time you saw a driver beating himself up.
Please, if you must, do this only in moderation, say five ‘units’ a week, and under medical supervision.
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