walga.asn.auDriver Reviver
Volunteer-run roadside stops, begun in 1989-1990, that offer long-distance drivers a free tea or coffee to encourage a break every two hours; reported at more than 150 sites in 2025.
- Years
- 1989–now
- Country
- Australia
- Topic
- SleepTraffic safety
- Asks people to
- Substitute
- Strategy
- Environmental support
- Channel
- EventsOutdoor
- Audience
- General publicLong distance drivers, holiday travellers
Evidence
ProcessUnknown
Self-reported 23 million drinks served since launch; Queensland reported visitor numbers fell up to 80% in some regions in 2017-2019. No crash or fatigue outcome study found.
Sponsor (who paid)
- Victoria State Emergency Service (national operator) Foreign government
- Community volunteer groups NGO
- State road agencies (e.g. Queensland TMR) Foreign government
Credits (who made it)
Not recorded yet.
Sources
Research notes
Created 2026-10-23 from the sleep campaign literature search (PubMed and web search; OpenAlex was unreachable), see docs/sleep-campaigns-literature.md. Findings are paraphrased from abstracts, not full texts; official URLs come from search results and were not opened. Start year given as 1989 by some sources and 1990 by others.
Record cases/au-driver-reviver.json, updated 2026-10-23· Link to this campaign