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Red Alert Fatigue Alarm Makes Sure Drivers Don’t Fall Asleep at the Wheel
July 15th, 2012
If you’ve ever started to fall asleep while driving, then you’re probably already aware of just dangerous it is to be in that situation. The device that might just save your life by waking you up is the Red Alert Driver Fatigue Alarm.
It’s basically an earpiece with a sensor that causes it to beep out loudly or vibrate (or both!) if it senses the driver’s head drooping forward. The loud alarm or slight buzzing might just be the thing you need to wake you up and bring you back to your senses – before you drive off the highway, crash your car into some post, or worse.
The Red Alert Driver Fatigue Alarm is available from Amazon for about $27(USD).
[via Gadgets Matrix]
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almost exactly the same item (but in pale grey) was marketed here in the UK about five years ago. I last saw then in Poundland for sale at a quid (which is about 0.7 USD).
If you know you are at risk of falling asleep at the wheel then putting this thing on your ear is an admission that you are unfit to drive. Instead of putting one of these one stop and take a break, walk in the fresh air or grab a coffee. If you had an accident wearing one of these it’s pretty much an admission of culpability.