Powernap signs in Victoria

[Mathew M.]

Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.

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[a9x5l]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:40:24 +1100, Mathew M. wrote:

> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
> better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
> signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.

We have to drive so slowly now that we're bound to fall asleep at the
wheel, thus the need to be constantly reminded to take a powernap!!

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[David Springthorpe]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:40:24 +1100, "Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote:

>Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
>better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
>signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.

I've seen 'em on several trips from NSW - just WTF is a "powernap".....?

DS

[DalienX]

Mathew M. wrote:

> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
> anything better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take
> a powernap" signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not
> one every 10 feet.

I'd to see someone fall asleap at the wheel, then sue the tac for bad
worded signage.
[feeling weary? take a powernap now]
What, dont pull over first?... morons

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[Mathew M.]

On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 20:54:02 +1100, David Springthorpe wrote:

> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:40:24 +1100, "Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
> >anything better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a
> >powernap" signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one
> >every 10 feet.
>
> I've seen 'em on several trips from NSW - just WTF is a "powernap".....?
>
> DS

A quick snooze, just a bit of shuteye but not deep sleep.

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[David Z]

I don't get how a powernap is supposed to work. Most people don't have
alarm clocks in their cars, and telling your body to wake up after 10-15
minutes is easier said than done.

"Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
> better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
> signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.
>
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[Ozboc]

"Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
> better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
> signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.


Roadside spam ???


Boc

[Ozboc]

"David Springthorpe" <david.springthorpe@idx.com.au> wrote in message
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> On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 15:40:24 +1100, "Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote:
>
> >Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
anything
> >better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
> >signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10
feet.
>
> I've seen 'em on several trips from NSW - just WTF is a "powernap".....?
>
> DS

powernap would be the fast sleep you attemtp to have between 'powenap' signs

Boc

[Ozboc]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> Mathew M. wrote:
>
> > Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
> > anything better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take
> > a powernap" signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not
> > one every 10 feet.
>
> I'd to see someone fall asleap at the wheel, then sue the tac for bad
> worded signage.
> [feeling weary? take a powernap now]
> What, dont pull over first?... morons


a subliminal message perhaps.... best to not read the signs in that case

Boc

[Steve]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> I don't get how a powernap is supposed to work. Most people don't have
> alarm clocks in their cars, and telling your body to wake up after 10-15
> minutes is easier said than done.

We've noticed your problem before, David

[Bernd Felsche]

"David Z" <dave@hotmail.com> writes:

>"Mathew M." <me@privacy.net> wrote in message
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>> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have anything
>> better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take a powernap"
>> signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not one every 10 feet.

>I don't get how a powernap is supposed to work.

They do work, oddly enough.

>Most people don't have alarm clocks in their cars, and telling your
>body to wake up after 10-15 minutes is easier said than done.

Isn't it about the amount of time it takes for traffic to crawl to
the next set of lights? :-)
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[John McKenzie]

David Z wrote:
>
> I don't get how a powernap is supposed to work. Most people don't have
> alarm clocks in their cars, and telling your body to wake up after 10-15
> minutes is easier said than done.

What you are lacking is any real world data.

Try this experiment.

Stay awake for I don't know say 24 hours - whatever it takes to get you
massively fatigued.

(at this point some would hope I'd suggest you lie down in traffic but)

Now go out to your car (parked in a street, in the garage probably won't
work) hop in the drivers seat, recline it as much as you desire and try
and sleep.

You'll soon find out that getting a long sleep is practically
impossible, it's just not a comfortable/effective position to sleep, but
you will nod off a couple of times and eventually have enough energy to
walk inside and go to bed.

No kidding, actually try it and post your findings in this thread.


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[Robert Irvine]

Ah, but didn't you read the
"Don't sleep and drive" signs?

These used to be around, but I must admit I have
not seen them for a while.
We always asked the question, if we are asleep
when driving, are we in a position to read the sign
telling us we shouldn't?

Oh, and the signs are every 10 feet to hypnotise you
into taking a powernap, or committing some revenue
raising offence.

Rob.


"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> Mathew M. wrote:
>
> > Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
> > anything better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take
> > a powernap" signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not
> > one every 10 feet.
>
> I'd to see someone fall asleap at the wheel, then sue the tac for bad
> worded signage.
> [feeling weary? take a powernap now]
> What, dont pull over first?... morons
>
> --
> DalienX

[Fraser Johnston]

"DalienX" <somewhere@earth.com> wrote in message
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> Mathew M. wrote:
>
>> Drove to Melbourne yesterday and back today. Doesn't Bracks have
>> anything better to spend your speed camera fines on than those "Take
>> a powernap" signs? One every couple of km should be sufficient, not
>> one every 10 feet.
>
> I'd to see someone fall asleap at the wheel, then sue the tac for bad
> worded signage.
> [feeling weary? take a powernap now]
> What, dont pull over first?... morons
>
> --
> DalienX

Even better if they run off the road into aforementioned sign.

Fraser

[Stephen Oakes]

"David Springthorpe" <david.springthorpe@idx.com.au> wrote...
> I've seen 'em on several trips from NSW - just WTF is a "powernap".....?

Good point. If they're going to encourage people to rest when they're
tired, why not use plain English instead of stupid (and local) cliches?

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[hippo]

<<Good point. If they're going to encourage people to rest when they're
tired, why not use plain English instead of stupid (and local) cliches?>>

Local?? USA I think. Still, you have a point. The same naiton that
converted 'a brisk walk in the country' to 'powerwalking' so that they
could merchandise it, now turns a 'catnap' into a 'powernap'. Why?
Political correctness to moggies?

[hippo]

<<I don't get how a powernap is supposed to work.

<<They do work, oddly enough.

<<Most people don't have alarm clocks in their cars, and telling your body
to wake up after 10-15 minutes is easier said than done.

<<Isn't it about the amount of time it takes for traffic to crawl to the
next set of lights? :-)>>
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Aha! Now I get it.... you stop *in* the traffic flow, nod of and wait
until somebody drives up the arse of your car, wakes you up and thus stops
you having an accident...?
No... I still seem to be missing something!
Maybe ex-Justice Shaw could shed some light on it?