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* Defied in ''Series/TheBigBangTheory''. Leonard comes back home from working at a laser lab the whole morning, in time for Sheldon to ask him to drive him back to work. Despite his irrational demand, Leonard tells him that since he's working at the lab at the night shift, he must go to sleep, and therefore Sheldon must look for someone else to be his ride.
--> '''Sheldon:''' Did the laser accidentally burn out your retinas?
--> '''Leonard:''' No...
--> '''Sheldon:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Then you can drive]]. Let's go!
--> '''Sheldon:''' Did the laser accidentally burn out your retinas?
--> '''Leonard:''' No...
--> '''Sheldon:''' [[ComicallyMissingThePoint Then you can drive]]. Let's go!
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* In ''Series/{{Friends}}'', Joey falls asleep while Phoebe's driving on the road back from Vegas. Because he promised her a fun ride back home, Phoebe puts him on the wheel as punishment, resulting in this trope. Then Joey [[TooDumbToLive puts on the wheel a hitchhiker he picked on the road]], so he'll drive while they're both sleeping.
--> '''Joey:''' Are my eyes open? NO!
--> '''Joey:''' Are my eyes open? NO!
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* One of the protagonists in the filler portion of ''Film/TheySavedHitlersBrain'' is killed off when he falls asleep behind the wheel and fatally crashes.
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* Brent Hershman, a cameraman for the film ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'', was killed this way after working a 19-hour work day on the set. In addition to the numerous lawsuits his death resulted in, the industry itself soon had an overall regarding work hour limitations for cast and crew.
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* Brent Hershman, a cameraman for the film ''Film/{{Pleasantville}}'', was killed this way after working a 19-hour work day on the set. In addition to the numerous lawsuits his death resulted in, the industry itself soon had an overall overhaul regarding work hour limitations for cast and crew.
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* ''Manga/MyRoommateIsACat'' begins with Subaru's parents' funeral after they died in a bus accident. A newspaper is later shown, mentioning that the bus driver fell asleep, resulting in a major disaster.
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* ''Manga/MyRoommateIsACat'' begins with Subaru's parents' funeral after they died in a bus accident. A newspaper is later shown, mentioning flashback in episode 3 briefly shows that the bus accident was caused by a truck driver who fell asleep, resulting in a major disaster.asleep.
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* ''Manga/MyRoommateIsACat'' begins with Subaru's parents' funeral after they died in a bus accident. A newspaper is later shown, mentioning that the bus driver fell asleep, resulting in a major disaster.
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* ''Series/MythBusters'' tested this trope in a myth that it was ''more'' dangerous than driving while ''inebriated by alcohol''. With Kari and Tory as the test subjects, the pair first made a control run, with both of them fully rested and completely sober. For the "drunk" test, the two of them were given enough alcohol to reach the legal limit for blood alcohol concentration (BAC) and performed significantly worse. For the final run, Kari and Tory stayed up for ''exactly'' 24 hours before taking the wheel, and not only did they perform worse than the control test, but the "tired" test results were ''far'' worse than the "drunk" run, leaving the myth confirmed.
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* ''VideoGame/WarioWareTwisted'': During Orbulon's story chapter, the starring alien entrusts the helm of his spaceship (the Oinker) to his Alien Bunny crew while he takes a nap. Unfortunately for him, the bunnies end up falling asleep alongside him, and only wake up when the ship alerts them about the proximity of a black hole.
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* The English dub of ''Anime/DigimonTheMovie'' adds this exchange to the drivers of a truck that narrowly misses Kari and Agumon:
-->'''Truck Driver 1''': Did you see ''that?!''
-->'''Truck Driver 2''': ''(drowsily)'' No, I was sleeping.
-->'''Truck Driver 1''': But ''you're'' '''driving!'''
-->'''Truck Driver 1''': Did you see ''that?!''
-->'''Truck Driver 2''': ''(drowsily)'' No, I was sleeping.
-->'''Truck Driver 1''': But ''you're'' '''driving!'''
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* Joseph "Joe" Bell, the father of [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suicide_of_Jadin_Bell Jadin Bell]], was killed as a pedestrian by a driver who is believed to have done this. After his son's suicide, he attempted a walk across the country as a part of his nonprofit, Faces of Change, to help raise awareness of bullying and his son's honor, only to be fatally struck less than six months into his journey.
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** In "Maximum Homerdrive", Homer, now working as a trucker, bring Bart along on one of his jobs and at one point fall asleep behind the wheel. [[spoiler:He's only saved by a secret technique among truckers where the truck drives itself to protect its occupants from any harm and make sure their business is kept afloat.]]
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** In "Maximum Homerdrive", Homer, now working as a trucker, bring brings Bart along on one of his jobs and at one point fall asleep behind the wheel. [[spoiler:He's only saved by a secret technique among truckers where the truck drives itself to protect its occupants from any harm and make sure their business is kept afloat.]]
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* This is how Sylvester Ritter, better known as Wrestling/JunkyardDog, passed away. He tried to make it to his daughter's high school graduation, only to miss it and after spending the day with her and the rest of his family, he fell asleep driving back home and crashed his car.
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* Every episode of ''Series/{{Providence}}'' started with Sydney having a dream that involves her late mother, with her often having another dream at some point during the same episode. In one episode she's conversing with her mother while driving and is horrified to suddenly realize that this trope must have happened. Miraculously, she manages not to get in an accident.
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* ''Series/StrongMedicine'' Dr. Dylan West's backstory includes his fiancée dying in a car accident caused by him because of this.
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldsBabesAndBullets'': Professor O'Tabby's death came about from him falling asleep while driving on a cliff side road, leading to his car going off the edge of the cliff. The police believe he was simply exhausted, but his wife suspects otherwise, leading to her hiring PrivateEye Sam Spayed to investigate. [[spoiler:Her suspicions are correct, as O'Tabby was actually an insomniac with a coffee addiction. The truth behind his death was that his co-worker Professor O'Felix drugged his coffee with prescription sleeping pills before he went on a routine drive, which would force him to fall asleep at the wheel]].
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* ''WesternAnimation/GarfieldsBabesAndBullets'': According to the police, Professor O'Tabby's death came supposedly about from him falling asleep while driving on a cliff side road, driving, leading to his car going running off the edge of the a cliff. The police believe he was simply exhausted, but However, his wife suspects otherwise, believes he was murdered, leading to her hiring PrivateEye Sam Spayed to investigate. [[spoiler:Her suspicions are correct, as It turns out [[spoiler:Mrs. O'Tabby was actually an insomniac with a coffee addiction. The truth behind his death was that his co-worker and the police are ''both'' right, as O'Tabby's co-worker, Professor O'Felix O'Felix, drugged his coffee with prescription sleeping pills before he went on a routine drive, which would force causing him to fall asleep at the wheel]].
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* ''Literaturel/GoldenTime'': During the BeachEpisode, Banri, Koko, and their friends go home after feeling tired from their vacation. However, Koko falls asleep at the wheel. And before the car swerves out of control, Banri wakes up and hit the brakes, causing the car to hit the guard rail. However, Chinami gets a bloody lip, and the car's bumper gets dented much to Koko's horror.
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* ''Literaturel/GoldenTime'': ''Literature/GoldenTime'': During the BeachEpisode, Banri, Koko, and their friends go home after feeling tired from their vacation. However, Koko falls asleep at the wheel. And before the car swerves out of control, Banri wakes up and hit the brakes, causing the car to hit the guard rail. However, Chinami gets a bloody lip, and the car's bumper gets dented much to Koko's horror.
