How fatigue affects your driving
At DiDi, safety is our paramount priority.
Driving while tired or driving for an extended period without rest is not safe. It increases your risk of having a serious accident and fatigue-related incidents.
That is why it is important that Drivers prevent fatigue while driving on the road.
How fatigue affects your driving
Fatigue increases your chance of having an accident.
It affects your driving by causing:
Slower reaction times while driving
Lack of concentration
Poor judgement while driving.
Research has shown that fatigue can have a similar effect on your driving performance as being intoxicated.
Fatigue is one of the major causes of mortalities on Australian roads. It is estimated around 20-30 percent of all fatal accidents in Australia happen because of fatigue or tiredness while driving.
Fatigue is not just extreme exhaustion, it also includes everyday mental or physical tiredness that affect a person's ability to function.
Fatigue reduces attentiveness and alertness to dangers, slows reaction times and can lead to microsleeps.
Tiredness can occur on any drive - no matter how long or short, or the time of day.
How to avoid driving tired
To lower the risks of driving tired, please take active steps in following:
Get a good night’s sleep (7 to 9 hours per night)
Where possible, avoid driving between midnight and 6:00am, when your body naturally wants to sleep
Plan regular breaks
Know the early warning signs of fatigue such as yawning, sore eyes, difficulty concentrating, restlessness, oversteering
Find out if any medicine you are taking may affect your driving
Take regular breaks (at least 15 minutes every 2 hours).
DiDi Driver in-app reminders to manage fatigue
To help comply with our Safety obligations, the DiDi Driver app keeps you aware of how many hours you have spent online.
The Fatigue Prevention feature will take you offline for 8 consecutive hours if you have been online for 13 cumulative hours.