there was the case a while ago though of the bloke who crashed his landy after falling asleep at the wheel,crashing onto a railwayline and killing several people. One of the things that nailed him wasn't that he had been driving too long, but that he had been up most of the night on the internet.
in another case a businessman crashed on his way home after an overnight flight. he was told in court that he should have had a sleep before driving home.
I remember these cases because I often work nights and these cases had interesting repercussions for night workers on their first night shift.
while there is no formal arrangement for sleep and rest on non commercial driving, if you have an accident you will be held accountable if you haven't had adequate rest.
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1990 Landcruiser H60. Full rebuild completed 2014
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