Which Way Round Do You Sleep?

UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUMS THE UK PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS FORUM (INTERACTIVE)
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I sleep with my head behind the steering wheel, in other words on the offside of the truck, but whenever I have had a LHD truck I have still slept with my head behind the steering wheel, in other words on the nearside so I change my sleeping position by 180 degrees.

I have no idea why I do this.

What way round do you sleep?

2

I tend to sleep with my head on the opposite side to the carriageway, thinking that if any ■■■■ slams into me during the night my head is at the opposite side. If that makes sense

3

i sleep behind the steering wheel as well. i cant sleep the other way as well.

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Always feet behind the wheel, I like to be as far away from driving as possible when not working… :laughing:

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Head behind passenger seat.Drive a Megaspace and it is the widest end and the lights,heater and radio byttons are above my head then.

6

I sleep feet behind the steering wheel because in fh top bunk that where the light is.

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Mr B:
I sleep feet behind the steering wheel because in fh top bunk that where the light is.

Fair enough, but could I just ask why you sleep on the top bunk? It has never occurred to me to do this, what are the advantages?

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Head behind steering wheel for the simple reason thats where the lights and heater controls are.

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I always used to sleep with my head behind steering wheel, but now i sleep with my feet above the wheel.

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behind steering wheel on LHD megaspace cos thats where all the controls for lights, night heater, air con, radio and sunroof are

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Always head behind the steering wheel, dont know why i just do. Tried the other end of the bunk,but it just felt wrong…

When i had thr LHD Actros, i stll slept with my head to the OS of the vehicle, but on the top bunk, The top bunk for no other reason than i am a fat ■■■■ and the top bunk is wider!! :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

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always sleep away from the traffic coming up behind so sleep on the n/side legs to the s/wheel, i dont sleep in laybys wouldnt even think about sleeping in laybys but seen a fair few accidents esp on the A604/A45 ooh sorry i mean A14 where some one has fallen asleep and crasy bang wallop into the side of the cab parked up in a laybay along there,i always think i would sooner loose my legs than my head, thats why i sleep head to the kerb on the n/side :wink: and laybys should be filled in and band!!! fvor over night sleeping my op anyway

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AS A RULE I sleep with my feet behind the wheel if am in a single bunk truck no particular reason other than the fact the night heater vent is behind the wheel. If the night heater vent comes out passenger side then I swap round.

If I am in a twin bunk truck I always use the top bunk and am not bothered what way round I sleep.

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Just habit! Still sleep with me head behind the wheel even though in the MAN the light is at the other end!

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I always used to sleep where I could reach the controls for the night heater.

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sleep head behind wheel …cant sleep other end cause of stupid safe in volvo fh that i never use …does me head lol …can never get comfy

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Iv’e always slept with my head behind the drivers seat.Even when i had a daf 85 and the light and heater controls were the other end.
The top bunk on a eurostar was about the best nights kip ive ever had.

Tonyb

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It depends where the light is, then it depends on whether my feet are 7 inches higher than my head. If so I turn round and don’t read myself to sleep…

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Harry Monk:

Mr B:
I sleep feet behind the steering wheel because in fh top bunk that where the light is.

Fair enough, but could I just ask why you sleep on the top bunk? It has never occurred to me to do this, what are the advantages?

i find it utilises the space better. i keep my fridge behind the drivers seat, and when i’m parked up i sit behind the passenger, eat off of the fold down table. fold the passenger seat down and put my tv on the center of the dash and it feels quite roomy. the only draw back is it’s not so easy to climb into the top bunk so i have a small step ladder to helpgoing up to bed. it’s just like home

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Mr B:
. the only draw back is it’s not so easy to climb into the top bunk so i have a small step ladder to helpgoing up to bed. it’s just like home

sorry dave but at your stumpy height you need a step ladder to get up a curb :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing: :laughing:

also what i do is sleep as close to the back of the cab bulkhead as possible and then sleep with my arms across my chest like im in prayer. :open_mouth: