Should I keep driving while tired just to stay on schedule?

If you are tired after driving a long distance, rest rather than force yourself onward. Wanting to arrive on time or feeling experienced at driving is no reason to assume pushing a little longer will be safe. Arrange the journey around your condition and include rest instead of rushing throughout.

My father worked as a taxi, freight, and bus driver. I accompanied him as a child, and later drove long distances myself, which helped me understand how demanding an entire day on the road can be. As I have grown older, I also find long-distance driving makes me sleepy more easily. Later, whether traveling for services or leisure, I preferred spending more time resting to forcing myself to hurry.

If the work is company-arranged, its organization must also be considered. We cannot rely solely on drivers enduring it. In this line of work, knowing excessive fatigue creates problems means finding adjustments. When discussing this, I also reminded people not to keep everyone exhausted just to earn a little more. Human-made problems require changes in human actions, rather than waiting for casualties before expressing hindsight.