Question juridique clé
Whether falling asleep at the wheel after precautions is a grave offense under the LCR.
Solution extraite
Yes. A driver who falls asleep while continuing to drive remains at grave fault even if he had taken precautions such as resting, stopping, or drinking coffee.
Motifs extraits
Sleep at the wheel normally presupposes recognizable warning signs of fatigue. Precautions may be expected of all long-distance drivers, but if they prove insufficient, the driver nonetheless continued despite signs of fatigue; the danger to traffic is also not reduced by those precautions.