Transporting a Macbook Pro in sleep mode

There are times when it's necessary to transport my Macbook Pro from one location to another. The travel time will vary from 15 minutes to possibly 2 hours. During the trip my computer will either be in a laptop carry bag or a protective sleeve.
Should I completely shut down the Macbook while going from place to place or is it okay to carry it in sleep mode?
Happy Holidays to everyone and thanks in advance for your help.

Frank Deale wrote:
I've read on these fora that it is important to wait for the sleep light to begin pulsating before shutting you MBP and carting it away.
Yes, it is important to do that. The data is not written to Safe Sleep and the heads aren't parked until the light is pulsing. Definitely don't move it or bump it until that happens.
The reason I probably didn't mention it is because sleep is instantaneous for me now. I decided I could do without the Safe Sleep safety net and so I turned it off. Now I get the pulsing sleep light instantly. I don't necessarily recommend that for everybody, but I couldn't remember the last time my Mac lost data while in sleep so I made a personal decision that I didn't need or want to wait for Safe Sleep.

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