Fatigue on long trips — Delaware Permit Test
Fatigue on long trips on the Delaware permit test — 3 rules, each with the reason behind it and a question on it while it is fresh.
The rules
On a long trip, Delaware's manual says to take breaks, stopping every hour or so or when you need to.
Hours of steady driving dull the mind, and a few minutes of fresh air can keep a driver from nodding off.
Stop every hour or so or when you need to.
Delaware's manual says to eat lightly before a long trip and not eat a large meal before you leave, because some people get sleepy after a big meal.
A heavy lunch before an afternoon drive can leave a driver fighting to keep their eyes open.
Do not eat a large meal before you leave.
Delaware's manual says to try not to drive late at night when you are normally asleep, because your body thinks it is time to sleep and will try to.
At the hour your body expects sleep, a driver can drift off at the wheel without feeling it coming.
Try not to drive late at night when you are normally asleep.
On the test
On a long trip, about how often does the manual suggest stopping for a break?
Every hour or so. Hours of steady driving dull the mind, and a few minutes of fresh air can keep a driver from nodding off. Delaware Driver Manual, p.134: “Stop every hour or so or when you need to.”
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Where these come from
Every rule here is checked against Delaware Driver Manual, published by the Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, and against the state code itself. Last checked 2026-10-05.
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pdf (Delaware Driver Manual, July 2026, Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, retrieved 2026-09-14; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE.pages.txt (scripts/de-text.sh: plain pdftotext cropped to keep the section tab out, physical 47 under -layout; the fixture every citation here was cut from and verified against; sha256 pinned in SOURCES.json)
- src/assets/drivers-manuals/DE-exam.html (Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles, Driver's License Exam, https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/drivers_license/index.shtml?dc=dr_lic_written, read 2026-10-05; states both exam figures; sha256 pinned under examSource)
- https://dmv.de.gov/menu/forms_manuals.shtml (read 2026-10-05; links the manual)
- https://dmv.de.gov/DriverServices/faqs/index.shtml?dc=dr_faq_general (read 2026-10-05; its 30 and 24 are the exam page's figures before 2024-12, per the Internet Archive)