Highway hypnosis is an altered or trance-like state where a driver isn’t entirely focused on the road.
Your attention is significantly diminished in most cases of highway hypnosis, and drivers report short-term memory loss or automatically making lane changes, turns, or other driving maneuvers without any recollection. Highway hypnosis commonly happens on long stretches of the road or on lengthy road trips.
Symptoms of highway hypnosis include:
To avoid highway hypnosis, try a few of these ideas: