Plan before work
Consider public transport, a lift, a taxi, an approved rest area, or temporary accommodation when you know the shift will end at a high-risk time.
Check yourself honestly
Heavy eyelids, head nods, repeated yawns, irritability, or difficulty remembering the end of the shift mean the drive should wait.
Use workplace controls
Follow fatigue-management policies and report unsafe scheduling. Employers should treat post-shift travel risk seriously.
Do not rely on the alert
An app alarm can only warn. It cannot compensate for a brain that needs sleep or guarantee detection of open-eye attention lapses.
Sources
Written by the EyeJolt Editorial Team. Published and last reviewed 2026-07-14. Editorial policy.