Many people are expected on the roads of France this Saturday August 1st. Pay attention to other vehicles but also to your fatigue driving. Sleep or drive you have to choose. Traffic prevention reminds us that it is important to respect the break times to avoid falling asleep at the wheel.
The sleep is very insidious. We all think we can resist but it is unstoppable according to Christophe Ramond of road safety: “Those who have had an accident will tell you all, they did not realize anything when they fell asleep. And so they found themselves. in the scenery or for the lucky ones when they were about to leave the road. When you really fall asleep it does not warn and when you notice it is too late “.
Only solution: stop and take a napeven 10 minutes is enough to recharge the batteries. Beware of false solutions such as café “which increases vigilance a little but disappears as soon as the product is consumed by the body”, recalls Christophe Ramond.
Finally, another tip: eat lightly, avoid the fried andouillette and the pâté at noon. After lunch, we enter the digestion phase and if the meal is too heavy, vigilance can drop to 25%. Falling asleep on the highway accounts for a third of fatal accidents.
