Free coffee at Applegreen fuel stations until 8pm today

The Road Safety Authority has teamed up with Applegreen fuel stations to help drivers combat the effects of Bank Holiday fatigue by providing free cups of coffee.

 The offer is available to motorists between 2pm and 8pm today.

There are Applegreen outlets in Naas (2), Celbridge (2), Newbridge, Kilcullen, Caragh, Athy and Rathcoole on the N7.

This is the sixth year of this partnership which in 2017 saw over 10,000 cups of coffee handed out for free to tired drivers over four bank holiday weekends.

It is estimated that driver fatigue is a contributory factor in as many as 1 in 5 driver deaths in Ireland.

See a list of Applegreen service stations here: http://applegreenstores.com/ie/locations

To combat the effects of driver fatigue, the RSA advises drivers to Stop, Sip, Sleep:

• Stop: Park in a safe place.
• Sip: Drink a caffeine drink like a cup of coffee
• Sleep. Set the alarm on your mobile phone and take a 15 minute nap. After the nap get some fresh air and stretch your legs for a few minutes, the caffeine should have started to take effect by then

By following all of the above advice you should be able to drive for another hour or so. But remember the only cure for a chronic lack of sleep is sleep.