When was the last time you slept in your car?

Mint Aero

If you followed the ad we'd all be drinking coffee and taking 15 min power naps in the square. I last slept in my car 2 years ago when I was waiting for someone to come out of a house.

How about you?

boobar

Not in years. I slept overnight in twice, once I arrived home very late and didn't want to wake up the whole house, another night in Galway, 2 friends didn't want to "splash out" on a b&b....a woeful night.

Tigger

i pullover and snooze if im getting tired
half an hour makes a huge difference

artanevilla

Normally have a nap on the way to work. Straight road so rarely any problems.

qo2cj1dsne8y4k

Never?

dresden8

artanevilla wrote: »

Normally have a nap on the way to work. Straight road so rarely any problems.

Totally sober, just tired......

On the M50 once half my brain was telling me to close my eyes for just a few seconds, it wouldn't matter, the other half SCREAMING at me to ignore that fncker.

I may have issues.

IvyTheTerrible

A couple of years back not far from me, two friends drove home after a night out. The passenger fell asleep on the way. When they arrived at the drivers house in the countryside the driver thought he'd let him sleep it off in the car. Got out, locked the car, went into the house and went to sleep. Problem was, it was a newish Merc, which couldn't be unlocked from the inside if it had been locked from the outside. The passenger woke up in the morning, couldn't get out of the car, the temperature outside went up to 30 degrees and he died.

IvyTheTerrible

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

A couple of years back not far from me, two friends drove home after a night out. The passenger fell asleep on the way. When they arrived at the drivers house in the countryside the driver thought he'd let him sleep it off in the car. Got out, locked the car, went into the house and went to sleep. Problem was, it was a newish Merc, which couldn't be unlocked from the inside if it had been locked from the outside. The passenger woke up in the morning, couldn't get out of the car, the temperature outside went up to 30 degrees and he died.

You serious? jeez that's dreadful. RIP

cantdecide

2008. Missed the ferry so ended up conked at the terminal asleep in an old beetle waiting for the next one.

mimimcmc

Not that long ago actually, maybe a month or so.

Going from Dublin to Clare on a Sunday evening after a night out in Dublin the night before. Had to stop at Kildare Village for a 30 minute nap, I wouldn't have made it much further without crashing I'd say. I get insanely tired at the best of times.

And the time before that was coming back from Electric Picnic (Laois to Clare) last September.
Had made it most of the way home, was outside of Birdhill and had to pull over for a 20 minute nap. Didn't help that my passenger kept falling asleep on the journey.

IvyTheTerrible

Deleted User wrote: »

You serious? jeez that's dreadful. RIP

Yes unfortunately it's a true story. He died of dehydration. I know it's a rare thing to happen but it'd put me off sleeping in a car.

osarusan

How did he not manage to break a window and get out?

IvyTheTerrible

osarusan wrote: »

How did he not manage to break a window and get out?

There was evidence that he had tried to break windows but didn't succeed.

Ush1

When my son was born so about 2 years ago, I would sleep in the hospital carpark between visiting times.

Sam Kade

Lisdoonvarna last weekend of September 1987

Cee-Jay-Cee

Mint Aero wrote: »

If you followed the ad we'd all be drinking coffee and taking 15 min power naps in the square. I last slept in my car 2 years ago when I was waiting for someone to come out of a house.

How about you?

17:89am on the 36th of Neverember.

HensVassal

osarusan wrote: »

How did he not manage to break a window and get out?

Without a hard object it's nearly impossible to break car windows and it's doubly hard if you're inside. Outside you've got plenty of room to swing a bar or a rock if you want to put through the glass. Inside you're sitting down, you can't stand up and certainly can't swing your arm fully. All you've got is your elbow or your foot.

Poor bastard. I don't know what I would have done. Couldn't set off the alarm? Probably wasn't one.

There's a lot to be said for there to be a manual override to open windows from the inside with a handle if the car is locked and the electric windows are up and the power is off.

IvyTheTerrible

HensVassal wrote: »

Without a hard object it's nearly impossible to break car windows and it's doubly hard if you're inside. Outside you've got plenty of room to swing a bar or a rock if you want to put through the glass. Inside you're sitting down, you can't stand up and certainly can't swing your arm fully. All you've got is your elbow or your foot.

Poor bastard. I don't know what I would have done. Couldn't set off the alarm? Probably wasn't one.

There's a lot to be said for there to be a manual override to open windows from the inside with a handle if the car is locked and the electric windows are up and the power is off.

Actually looking up the story again, it was a Audi A6 model, it had double windows apparently. There was an alarm but no movement detector in that one car (that was discovered in the investigation). That particular model could not be opened from the inside once the electronic key had been used to lock it from the outside. When Audi were asked about this they said "Oh well it says in the manual that you are to make sure that no children or animals are left in the car when locked". And he couldn't even beep the horn to alert the family, because that is also disabled when the car was locked.

csm

Jaysus that's rough.

For the next person locked in a car, who has time to browse boards before meeting their end, headrests are usually removable and you could use the pointy metal bits to break a window easily enough I'd have thought.

HensVassal

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

Actually looking up the story again, it was a Audi A6 model, it had double windows apparently. There was an alarm but no movement detector in that one car (that was discovered in the investigation). That particular model could not be opened from the inside once the electronic key had been used to lock it from the outside. When Audi were asked about this they said "Oh well it says in the manual that you are to make sure that no children or animals are left in the car when locked". And he couldn't even beep the horn to alert the family, because that is also disabled when the car was locked.

Thanks Audi!!

Is there any reason why the car can't be opened from the inside OTHER than to trap the occupant??

Del2005

HensVassal wrote: »

Thanks Audi!!

Is there any reason why the car can't be opened from the inside OTHER than to trap the occupant??

The car is dead bolted to stop it being robbed. Most cars are similar otherwise scumbags could just smash a window and open the door. Why blame the manufacturer when they say not to lock people or animals in the car?

manonboard

csm wrote: »

Jaysus that's rough.

For the next person locked in a car, who has time to browse boards before meeting their end, headrests are usually removable and you could use the pointy metal bits to break a window easily enough I'd have thought.

Thats a really good idea, never thought of it. Good thing to post! thanks

keano_afc

Banff national park in Canada 2 summers ago.

We were camping and went off to go rafting and while we were gone a thunderstorm rolled in and lashed the forest out of it. Our tent was flooded so after looking up local hotels and seeing the price of a room, decided to kip in the car. It was a big minivan so it wasnt that bad, but it was a cold night so we got pretty much no sleep. Next couple of days were a bit of a blur as I had to drive back to Winnipeg on not much sleep. Much coffee was downed on that journey.

sullivlo

I slept in a car in the carpark of SuperValu in Kinsale last August. I was part of a team that were doing a cycle race around Ireland and the carpark was our changeover point to get the second half of the team onto the road. We were told that they were making great time so we had to be there for 3 am, however they totally lied and we didn't end up doing the changeover until almost 5, so we slept in the car. Hard going as there were 5 of us cramped into a toyota avensis.

Keane2baMused

When I was pregnant with my first. The tiredness in the first trimester was unbelievable so I would go out to my car on my lunch break and doze.

Otherwise never, I can't sleep in cars, on trains, planes or buses. Basically anything that's not my bed.

HensVassal

Del2005 wrote: »

The car is dead bolted to stop it being robbed. Most cars are similar otherwise scumbags could just smash a window and open the door. Why blame the manufacturer when they say not to lock people or animals in the car?

Dude, this isn't a case of having to tell people not to microwave their dog. People get left in cars all the time. I know your not supposed to lock children in the car but what would your solution be if someone happens to find themselves in this situation. Should they just be left to die because the anti-theft features are more important?



If the manufacturer has gone to the trouble of engineering the car so that the doors can't be opened, surely they can engineer it so that the doors CAN be opened but the engine not started.

And if a scumbag can smash a window he can get in the damn window ANYWAY even if the door is unopenable.
What's the problem with a mechanism to open the window from the inside if the electrics are off?

sbsquarepants

I used to sleep in my car all the time - well 3 or 4 times a month, usually when I was up to no good with some skanky quare one or other. Haven't done in over a decade - yay me for being all civilised and shít!

Speedwell

30 years ago I got sleepy on the way home from uni one night in the American South and pulled in to the parking lot of a McD's for a short snooze. 20 minutes or so later, I woke up, still a little groggy but OK to go, and drove off. I was stopped by a local policeman, and I opened the window. "Been drinking tonight, ma'am?" "Um, no sir, I stopped back there for a short nap because I was feeling tired. What's the trouble?" "Your headlights are off; is there something wrong with them?" Flip, flip, flip, they were fine. I realized what happened. "Oh, it was so bright in the lighted parking lot when I woke up I must just have forgotten to put them on, I'm sorry." "All right, ma'am, drive safe."

yourdeadwright

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

HensVassal wrote: »

Without a hard object it's nearly impossible to break car windows and it's doubly hard if you're inside. Outside you've got plenty of room to swing a bar or a rock if you want to put through the glass. Inside you're sitting down, you can't stand up and certainly can't swing your arm fully. All you've got is your elbow or your foot.

Poor bastard. I don't know what I would have done. Couldn't set off the alarm? Probably wasn't one.

There's a lot to be said for there to be a manual override to open windows from the inside with a handle if the car is locked and the electric windows are up and the power is off.

Actually looking up the story again, it was a Audi A6 model, it had double windows apparently. There was an alarm but no movement detector in that one car (that was discovered in the investigation). That particular model could not be opened from the inside once the electronic key had been used to lock it from the outside. When Audi were asked about this they said "Oh well it says in the manual that you are to make sure that no children or animals are left in the car when locked". And he couldn't even beep the horn to alert the family, because that is also disabled when the car was locked.

Add your reply here.
Just in case you didn't know , the head rest on the front seat of cars are all detachable for these situations,
check in you own car today pull the front heard rest out and the bottom in pointed, Its so you can break a window if your stuck not many people know this,

yourdeadwright

IvyTheTerrible wrote: »

HensVassal wrote: »

Without a hard object it's nearly impossible to break car windows and it's doubly hard if you're inside. Outside you've got plenty of room to swing a bar or a rock if you want to put through the glass. Inside you're sitting down, you can't stand up and certainly can't swing your arm fully. All you've got is your elbow or your foot.

Poor bastard. I don't know what I would have done. Couldn't set off the alarm? Probably wasn't one.

There's a lot to be said for there to be a manual override to open windows from the inside with a handle if the car is locked and the electric windows are up and the power is off.

Actually looking up the story again, it was a Audi A6 model, it had double windows apparently. There was an alarm but no movement detector in that one car (that was discovered in the investigation). That particular model could not be opened from the inside once the electronic key had been used to lock it from the outside. When Audi were asked about this they said "Oh well it says in the manual that you are to make sure that no children or animals are left in the car when locked". And he couldn't even beep the horn to alert the family, because that is also disabled when the car was locked.

Add your reply here.
Just in case you didn't know , the head rest on the front seat of cars are all detachable for these situations,
check in you own car today pull the front heard rest out and the bottom in pointed, Its so you can break a window if your stuck not many people know this,

blue note

A friend of mine slept in his car after a night out rather than drive home. A guard found him and arrested him for drink driving because he was in the drivers seat. If he had say in the passengers seat he'd have been fine.

He lost his licence for a year or two over that and it still makes me mad. He did the right thing by not driving, but got the same punishment as someone who drove tanked up on beer. I know some people assume he was going to drive home before fully sober anyway, but you can't charge people for things they're probably going to do.

The Sidewards Man

Often have a nap in the the back of the Sierra after a marathon of back beach dogging.

mimimcmc

blue note wrote: »

A friend of mine slept in his car after a night out rather than drive home. A guard found him and arrested him for drink driving because he was in the drivers seat. If he had say in the passengers seat he'd have been fine.

He lost his licence for a year or two over that and it still makes me mad. He did the right thing by not driving, but got the same punishment as someone who drove tanked up on beer. I know some people assume he was going to drive home before fully sober anyway, but you can't charge people for things they're probably going to do.

How was this case not thrown out?
I've heard of someone get done for drink driving after turning the ignition on when drunk but still didn't actually drive the car...

osarusan

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The Sidewards Man

osarusan wrote: »

For all your car-sleeping needs.



63 dollars is a small price to pay for romantic intimate motion.

Good review also.

Amazing. Held up for 10 days of car riding. Me and my gf. I weigh 190 she weighs 120. So you do the math. Very sturdy would buy again.

HensVassal

mimimcmc wrote: »

How was this case not thrown out?
I've heard of someone get done for drink driving after turning the ignition on when drunk but still didn't actually drive the car...

In the US apparently if you are drunk in a car and in possession of the keys you can be done for DUI. You're supposed to put the keys outside the vehicle or some shit.

I drove a girl home one night in Long Island and sucked down a few beers at her house. Then I left and decided it wise not to drive so I sat into the car, pushed the seat back and nodded off. Some time later I was awoken by a tap on the window. Cops everywhere. I opened the window and answered their questions telling them I had a few, pointed to the friend's house, and decided to sleep it off. They explained that there had been a robbery in the neighbourhood but were satisfied that I wasn't involved (lookout guy or getaway driver). I asked them if I was in trouble for drink driving and they said no but that I was to stay put for a few more hours. They were going to send a patrol car by later on and if I was gone before 6am they would come after me. One of them then got all chummy with the usual Yank crap about his grandmother's people being from Cork.

josip

blue note wrote: »

A friend of mine slept in his car after a night out rather than drive home. A guard found him and arrested him for drink driving because he was in the drivers seat. If he had say in the passengers seat he'd have been fine.

He lost his licence for a year or two over that and it still makes me mad. He did the right thing by not driving, but got the same punishment as someone who drove tanked up on beer. I know some people assume he was going to drive home before fully sober anyway, but you can't charge people for things they're probably going to do.

I thought in Ireland that once the keys are out of the ignition you're ok?
I'm assuming your referring to Ireland coz you said 'guard' and not policeman.

catbear

Doolin. Wife rang friends who said come to here place to stay that night. Pulled up outside her house, no sign so headed into town to where she'd usually be. After a few pints we were headed back to the house, still no sign. slept in car. she did arrive back at daybreak.

Wouldn't have minded but we went a good few hours out of way on the promise of a bed. she made us breakfast though.

armaghlad

josip wrote: »

I thought in Ireland that once the keys are out of the ignition you're ok?
I'm assuming your referring to Ireland coz you said 'guard' and not policeman.

In the north you can get arrested for "drunk in charge", which I personally think is ridiculous. It doesn't matter where you sleep in the car, if you have the keys you face 10 penalty points and a potential ban!

Radharc na Sleibhte

Years ago.
Was at a Paul Oakenfold gig in Redbox, came back to hotel after and security on the door in Jurys Kip in Christchurch wouldn't let us in to our room cos there were four of us. We had a double and a sofa bed and thought the room slept four but no. Wouldn't give us our money back. Had to sleep in the car oppositie Leo Burdocks there. Kunts.

Aongus Von Heisenberg

armaghlad wrote: »

josip wrote: »

I thought in Ireland that once the keys are out of the ignition you're ok?
I'm assuming your referring to Ireland coz you said 'guard' and not policeman.

In the north you can get arrested for "drunk in charge", which I personally think is ridiculous. It doesn't matter where you sleep in the car, if you have the keys you face 10 penalty points and a potential ban!

I thought the offence here is the same: To be in control of a mechanically propelled vehicle in a public place. Perhaps disconnect the battery or don't have the keys on you.

Badly Drunk Boy

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Just in case you didn't know , the head rest on the front seat of cars are all detachable for these situations,
check in you own car today pull the front heard rest out and the bottom in pointed, Its so you can break a window if your stuck not many people know this,

You're dead right!


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MayoForSam

On the way home from work some evenings, I get very drowsy so the best solution is to pull over in the next town in an empty parking spot, turn the radio off and shut my eyes. Within a minute, I fall asleep and weirdly, I wake up almost exactly 10 minutes later, fully refreshed and ready to get back on the road.

I have slept longer once or twice, but that left me groggy. So for me the very definition of a 'power nap' is 10 minutes exactly.

swimming in a sea

A mate and me were stuck in Limerick with no place to stay one night, we saw this guy asleep in his car and so we woke him up and asked if he mined if we sat in for a while. No problem with him, he was pissed so he was back asleep in a minute but snoring like a pig. We couldn't get any sleep, so like you might if your partner was snoring i decided to give him a quick dig in the ribs, but I'd a few drinks myself and hit him a bit hard, he woke with a scream we tried to pretend we were asleep but he was having none of it and told us to get out to Fu&k out of his car. Off he drove all over the road as still pissed and we spent the night wandering the streets.

ScumLord

What I don't understand about that add is why they say have a cup of coffee, then try and get some sleep. It doesn't make sense.

khamilto

HensVassal wrote: »

Dude, this isn't a case of having to tell people not to microwave their dog. People get left in cars all the time. I know your not supposed to lock children in the car but what would your solution be if someone happens to find themselves in this situation. Should they just be left to die because the anti-theft features are more important?

You can generally lock a car without engaging deadlock. E.g. in some cars, turn the key in door lock. Pressing the internal lock button also doesn't deadlock the cars.

If the manufacturer has gone to the trouble of engineering the car so that the doors can't be opened, surely they can engineer it so that the doors CAN be opened but the engine not started.

Deadlock is to make it harder to get into the car so they can't just smash the fly window, reach in and open the door. It's harder to rifle through a car when your only ingress is a small window onto broken glass.

There's a reason cars are fitted with deadlocks, and any manual will warn you about engaging the deadlock with passengers/animals inside - and also tell you how to lock the car without engaging the deadlock.

Agricola

Three years ago. Was bringing back an old car from the UK on the ferry. Weather was atrocious so was stuck in Pembroke til 7am, should have been out of there the night before.

tommyhayes1989

Don't remember having a full sleep in the car but i've definitely fallen into long naps for an hour or so. Used to work in a pub and between shifts I'd go out and conk for an hour or two

Cathy.C

Electric picnic a few years back.

I wish I could say it was an S Class Merc with leather reclining heated seats, but it wasn't.

We'd have been more comfortable sleeping in a ditch.

ScumLord

khamilto wrote: »

Deadlock is to make it harder to get into the car so they can't just smash the fly window, reach in and open the door. It's harder to rifle through a car when your only ingress is a small window onto broken glass.

They could only supply a deadlock with an alarm system and only turn on the deadlock feature if the window is broken.

pgj2015

yourdeadwright wrote: »

Add your reply here.
Just in case you didn't know , the head rest on the front seat of cars are all detachable for these situations,
check in you own car today pull the front heard rest out and the bottom in pointed, Its so you can break a window if your stuck not many people know this,

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