There are provided a monitor for monitoring a human condition of a driver,
and an awakening device for awakening a driver, which starts operation
when received a predictive signal for fall-asleep being a signal for
energy metabolism transition from an active state into a sleep state. The
awakening device is structured to stimulate a pressure sense of the
driver by reclining a seat back of a driver seat forward or rearward to
thereby cause a shift force. Accordingly, without regard to an alarm
reaction level to an alarm sound, it is possible to stimulate the driver
and whereby awaken the driver more surely.