Fatigue's deadly effect on our roads is being countered in some areas by the use of manned "fatigue stops".
Hawke's Bay Regional Council introduced the concept a decade ago in which drivers are encouraged to pull over, take a break and help themselves to free refreshments.
A stop has been set up today on State Highway 5 between Napier and Taupo, four days after a horror crash between a van and a truck on the road claimed one life and injured 10 others.
Road Safe Hawke's Bay manager Linda Anderson speaks to Guyon Espiner.
