Saturday, July 20, 2013

An application to stay awake at the wheel - BFMTV.COM

“Roll awake” is an application for smartphones that is timely in the midst of starts on the road . Launched on Friday by Vinci Autoroutes Foundation, it assesses the level of arousal before taking the wheel.

A “quick and easy” test, according to the press release, based on the measurement of the reaction time of the user to the occurrence of visual stimuli.


Resting, the only remedy that is worth

If the result is negative, application recommends a rest period of 20 minutes before retest. Because there is no secret, “against drowsiness, which is a physiological phenomenon that it is impossible to resist, the only effective remedy is to sleep,” remind doctors of the National Institute of sleep and alertness (INSV).


one fatal accident in three fatigue-related

And if the urge to nap arises, the application also provides a list of motorway service areas that offer dedicated spaces at rest. Be alert to signs of fatigue, especially on long journeys, is a necessity. On highways, a three fatal accidents is related to fatigue.

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