Do sleeping passengers annoy you while you are driving? - Team-BHP

mclaren1885 · 6th August 2007, 18:52

Ok, something very popular yet I don't seem to recollect it being discussed here.

I did a lot of travelling in the last 3 weeks. Covered 4000kms + in about 7 days with all the passengers in the car asleep for almost 85% of the journey. Now comes the question, do sleeping passengers annoy you a lot? Or is all you need some peace and nice music to drive?

supremeBaleno · 6th August 2007, 18:57

I would rather have sleeping passengers than someone who keeps talking my head off.

spadival · 6th August 2007, 18:58

Only if the sleeping passenger is in the front seat.. especially when their heads are lolling from side to side..

csentil · 6th August 2007, 19:00

Obviously. I'm not a taxi driver. Fun trip or family trip, I can't have everyone nodding off. What if I also fall asleep? :-)

One or two nodding off for sometime is ok, but not everyone most of the time.

vivekiny2k · 6th August 2007, 19:05

Quote:

Originally Posted by supremeBaleno

I would rather have sleeping passengers than someone who keeps talking my head off.

true.

i don't need company when driving, they better be sleeping.

humyum · 6th August 2007, 19:09

Same here.As long as the music is playing its fine.

speedmiester · 6th August 2007, 19:11

Even I like them sleeping, strapped up that is. So they cant comment or start some back seat driving.
Unless I am driving during night where I need a front seat passenger who is awake.

phamilyman · 6th August 2007, 19:22

I prefer sleeping passengers to my mom's edict:
The driver just concentrates on the road and drives. He doesn't chat - he isn't allowed to. For the family good.

Everyone else can indulge their whims! :(

So, Sleeping passengers for me!

fiery enzyme · 6th August 2007, 19:29

I prefer sleeping passengers in fact, especially during night journey, I prefer music and peace!!

rjstyles69 · 6th August 2007, 19:31

For me it completely depends on the people travelling with me.

Lets say my folks are travelling with me and some-one sleeps in the co-drivers seat, I absolutely have no problems and would continue to drive witout complaining.

When my lady is travelling and if she falls asleep(she generally doesnt coz she knows I hate it when she is around) I stop driving and ask her to freshen up.

Hence have voted for both

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Thad E Ginathom · 6th August 2007, 19:47

I voted YES but as is often the case could just as easily have said no.

I don't mind my passenger having a quick nap, on a short journey. But on a long journey, particularly at night, it seems to fill the car with sleepiness, and that's dangerous!

WhiteKnight · 6th August 2007, 20:30

Sleeping passengers make me drive softer, which is a good thing. Then, I do send them to the backseat.

On long drives, I also like stretching a bit on the backseat.

Steeroid · 6th August 2007, 20:31

I dont care what the passenger does as long as I'm driving - you can sleep or read or watch movies on a dvd screen, but you CANT SNORE!

iraghava · 6th August 2007, 20:52

I don't really mind either but I prefer some nice music & silence in the car when it comes to long drives. Since I regularly do long stretches (weekly that is) it doesn't really make any difference as to whether I'm alone or with people who're dozing off.

1100D · 6th August 2007, 21:02

Oh I love sleeping passengers (if atleast one is awake) and start making them nod from side to side in unison!

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6th August 2007, 18:52	#1 (permalink)
mclaren1885 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Bangalore (the city of modded cars) !! Posts: 3,826 View My Garage	Do sleeping passengers annoy you while you are driving? Ok, something very popular yet I don't seem to recollect it being discussed here. I did a lot of travelling in the last 3 weeks. Covered 4000kms + in about 7 days with all the passengers in the car asleep for almost 85% of the journey. Now comes the question, do sleeping passengers annoy you a lot? Or is all you need some peace and nice music to drive? __________________ I am proud of you, binzy boy !!! Keep up the good work.

6th August 2007, 18:57	#2 (permalink)
supremeBaleno Senior - BHPian Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Weekdays at DetroitOfIndia (Chennai) & Weekends at VeniceOfTheEast (Alappuzha). Posts: 1,937 View My Garage	I would rather have sleeping passengers than someone who keeps talking my head off. __________________ The "Rendez-vouz at Pondichery" happens tomorrow afternoon. Lucky are those that get to give time a break.

6th August 2007, 19:00	#4 (permalink)
csentil BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Bangalore Posts: 807 View My Garage	Obviously. I'm not a taxi driver. Fun trip or family trip, I can't have everyone nodding off. What if I also fall asleep? :-) One or two nodding off for sometime is ok, but not everyone most of the time. __________________ Everyone is born right-handed, only the gifted overcome it. This is my car and I have my wife's permission to say so.

6th August 2007, 19:09	#6 (permalink)
humyum BHPian Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Mumbai Posts: 702 View My Garage	Same here.As long as the music is playing its fine. __________________ Its not the age,Its the mileage

6th August 2007, 18:58	#3 (permalink)
spadival Senior - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pune Posts: 1,505 View My Garage	Only if the sleeping passenger is in the front seat.. especially when their heads are lolling from side to side..

6th August 2007, 19:11	#7 (permalink)
speedmiester BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: bangalore Posts: 274	Even I like them sleeping, strapped up that is. So they cant comment or start some back seat driving. Unless I am driving during night where I need a front seat passenger who is awake. __________________ *"My car is not leaking oil, she is just marking her territory"* Last edited by speedmiester : 6th August 2007 at 19:25.

6th August 2007, 19:22	#8 (permalink)
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Delhi Posts: 1,293	I prefer sleeping passengers to my mom's edict: The driver just concentrates on the road and drives. He doesn't chat - he isn't allowed to. For the family good. Everyone else can indulge their whims! :( So, Sleeping passengers for me!

6th August 2007, 19:29	#9 (permalink)
fiery enzyme BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 151	I prefer sleeping passengers in fact, especially during night journey, I prefer music and peace!!

6th August 2007, 19:31	#10 (permalink)
rjstyles69 Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bengalooru.. Posts: 1,708 View My Garage	For me it completely depends on the people travelling with me. Lets say my folks are travelling with me and some-one sleeps in the co-drivers seat, I absolutely have no problems and would continue to drive witout complaining. When my lady is travelling and if she falls asleep(she generally doesnt coz she knows I hate it when she is around) I stop driving and ask her to freshen up. Hence have voted for both . __________________ Cheers rjstyles You never really learn to SWEAR until you learn to DRIVE.

6th August 2007, 19:47	#11 (permalink)
Thad E Ginathom Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Chennai Posts: 1,018	I voted YES but as is often the case could just as easily have said no. I don't mind my passenger having a quick nap, on a short journey. But on a long journey, particularly at night, it seems to fill the car with sleepiness, and that's dangerous!

6th August 2007, 20:30	#12 (permalink)
WhiteKnight BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 503 View My Garage	Sleeping passengers make me drive softer, which is a good thing. Then, I do send them to the backseat. On long drives, I also like stretching a bit on the backseat. __________________ "When the going gets TOUGH.....Great ones PARTY"

6th August 2007, 20:31	#13 (permalink)
Steeroid Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: DXB Posts: 5,420 View My Garage	I dont care what the passenger does as long as I'm driving - you can sleep or read or watch movies on a dvd screen, but you CANT SNORE! __________________ Cheers Steer In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.

6th August 2007, 20:52	#14 (permalink)
iraghava Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Bhaiyyaland Posts: 7,375 View My Garage	I don't really mind either but I prefer some nice music & silence in the car when it comes to long drives. Since I regularly do long stretches (weekly that is) it doesn't really make any difference as to whether I'm alone or with people who're dozing off. __________________ There is a very fine line between "Hobby" and "Mental Illness".

6th August 2007, 21:02	#15 (permalink)
1100D Distinguished - BHPian Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Calcutta Posts: 2,335 View My Garage	Oh I love sleeping passengers (if atleast one is awake) and start making them nod from side to side in unison! __________________ ________________________ Every Ferrari is always a Fiat

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