Police are stopping Chinese drivers to stop them falling asleep at the wheel.
Police in the Chongqing region of China have started serving drivers chilli peppers at highway service stations.
It is a traditional Chinese belief that people often feel sleepier in the spring, the Chongqing Evening News said.
Van driver in the Chongqing region Chen Jun was quoted by the newspaper as saying. “They make you alert.”

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