I can think of loads of cons about night driving, but I’m struggling with the pros …
To start:
Cons …
Increased risk of heart attack
Increased risk of stroke
Increased risk of accidents due to fatigue
… plus many more for you to add to the list
Pros …
Quiet roads
Go to work and return from work outside rush hour
Shops open and quiet during free time
… please add more pros
More money for less work!
There aint any!
Bovine excrement springs to mind but I’ll give you the benefit of my doubt & just assume that you’re on a troll mission.
Why is night driving any different, health wise, to day driving?
For the past 20yrs I have been an early riser. Me & the missus are up & about at 4am, even on our days off, we don’t need an alarm clock neither. Our bodies have become accustomed to awaken at this time. My 4am is someone else’s 6.30am.
We are both in bed before 9pm, I’m usually asleep almost immediately but she’ll stay awake if footy is on the telly.
A minority of people who discover we keep these hours consider us ‘not normal’ !
Could you please tell me, in your own words, exactly what is considered ‘normal’?
I’ll help you along a little cos’ I’m quite sure that thinking isn’t one of your strong points.
Normal is what YOU are isn’t it?
Anything different, anything that varies ever so slightly, from the way you live your life to your thought patterns, even the way you look, must be considered ‘not normal’.
Somebody please tell me what ‘normal’ is.
Pros, no hassle from office workers whilst working night’s.
A minority of people who discover we keep these hours consider us ‘not normal’ !
Could you please tell me, in your own words, exactly what is considered ‘normal’?
I’ll help you along a little cos’ I’m quite sure that thinking isn’t one of your strong points.
Normal is what YOU are isn’t it?
Anything different, anything that varies ever so slightly, from the way you live your life to your thought patterns, even the way you look, must be considered ‘not normal’.
Somebody please tell me what ‘normal’ is.
Brilliant couldn’t have said it any better
If a driver can get enough sleep then any shift is ok
If a driver regularly starts to feel tired (yawning) during a shift then something needs to be sorted pronto
ROG:
If a driver can get enough sleep then any shift is okIf a driver regularly starts to feel tired (yawning) during a shift then something needs to be sorted pronto
I feel tired and yawn whether on days or nights, however yawning isn’t always a sign of being tired. I am often yawning at the start of my shift in the afternoon but am more than wide awake all the way through the shift until the early hours!
ROG:
If a driver can get enough sleep then any shift is ok
No. It most certainly isn’t Rog.
The worse shift pattern that was ever put to me was 4 on 4 off, 2 days of 6am till 6pm followed by 2 days of 6pm till 6am then 4 days off.
Your body thrives on what is called ‘regular’. When you wake, when you eat, when you work & when you sleep are all important to what is generally termed your ‘body clock’.
Mess with it at your peril.
No, I promise I’m not trolling. It’s unatural. We have evolved over millions of years to be day time creatures. Daylight effects our hormones and bio functions and working night hours really does increase risk of heart attack/stroke/diabetes/thrombosis etc. I work nights and to be honest I like it just for the few reasons I mentioned in my OP, but this morning I was trying to think of all the positives and couldn’t come up with many compared to the negatives.
I’ve only been doing nights for 2 years, I hear lots of people give up after 5 years as it takes it’s toll both physically and mentally. Anyone here who has made it a long term career? And if so any tips?
Chas:
ROG:
If a driver can get enough sleep then any shift is okNo. It most certainly isn’t Rog.
The worse shift pattern that was ever put to me was 4 on 4 off, 2 days of 6am till 6pm followed by 2 days of 6pm till 6am then 4 days off.
Your body thrives on what is called ‘regular’. When you wake, when you eat, when you work & when you sleep are all important to what is generally termed your ‘body clock’.
Mess with it at your peril.
I think you just agreed with my point 
Ched:
No, I promise I’m not trolling. It’s unatural. We have evolved over millions of years to be day time creatures. Daylight effects our hormones and bio functions and working night hours really does increase risk of heart attack/stroke/diabetes/thrombosis etc. I work nights and to be honest I like it just for the few reasons I mentioned in my OP, but this morning I was trying to think of all the positives and couldn’t come up with many compared to the negatives.I’ve only been doing nights for 2 years, I hear lots of people give up after 5 years as it takes it’s toll both physically and mentally. Anyone here who has made it a long term career? And if so any tips?
I used to work nights & probably enjoyed more daylight recreation hours than most of your imaginary 9-5’s.
Please show me your link to respected medical opinion that working nights increases the risk of heart attack/stroke/diabetes etc. You’re making it up as you go along to fit your agenda.
Please don’t confuse working regular nights with working a shift system.
ROG:
I think you just agreed with my point
What exactly is “enough sleep” Rog?
Chas:
ROG:
I think you just agreed with my pointWhat exactly is “enough sleep” Rog?
Enough so the driver feels refreshed for the whole shift
This will differ for each person
ROG:
Enough so the driver feels refreshed for the whole shiftThis will differ for each person
Have you ever driven a LGV truck in a working environment Rog?
I don’t think that you have.
Chas:
Ched:
stuffI used to work nights & probably enjoyed more daylight recreation hours than most of your imaginary 9-5’s.
Please show me your link to respected medical opinion that working nights increases the risk of heart attack/stroke/diabetes etc. You’re making it up as you go along to fit your agenda.
Please don’t confuse working regular nights with working a shift system.
ok so it’s the daily mail, but it was the first to come up on google search. Over the months there have been many stories about the health risks of night work on the bbc news web which I trust more than the tabloids. Whether you believe it or not is irrelevant to this thread anyway. I was asking for positives about night work in my OP.
people that work nights often die about 5 years before day workers,it’s just not natural for a human being to be awake at night.
That’s true I read an article where they took a group of people out of normal socioty and the place they was in only had natural light and no clocks and after a week they all fellin to a pattern of waking up enemy it got light and falling to sleep not long after dark.
I have done nights and to me it feels like I’ve got my shoes on the wrong feet - just kinda wrong - and also I found it impossible to sleep in the daylight hours properly, I just got more progressively tired.
And then there is the mealtimes and nights off - that really makes things weird. 
My mrs worked with someone who worked permanant nights for over 30 years. Her eating patterns were never regular due to her varying workload during her shift. If it was quiet, she got a break, and ate, if it was busy she didn’t. She ended up with serious health issues and had to retire due to ill health. She died about 2 years after retiring. She was an A&E nurse, so each shift varied. It is down to the invididual really, if you can adjust to nights and sort out the sleeping and eating habits then fine, if not you may have problems later down the line. Just my tupence worth.