VINCI Autoroutes Foundation partners 17th Sleep Day

For the 17th Sleep Day on Friday, 17 March, the VINCI Autoroutes Foundation for responsible driving and the INSV (French sleep institute), in conjunction with Radio VINCI Autoroutes, are publishing a series of interviews to help people understand sleep, its issues and the risks of everyday drowsiness.

Listen to the explanations and recommendations of Professor Pierre Philip, Head of the Sleep Clinic at Bordeaux University Hospital, to help you improve your sleep, avoid drowsiness, especially when driving, and to identify whether you may have a sleep disorder.

• Qu'est-ce que le sommeil ? (What is sleep? – In French only)
• Comment définir son besoin de sommeil ? (How do you define how much sleep you need? – In French only)
• Quelles sont les conséquences du manque de sommeil ? (What are the consequences of a lack of sleep? – In French only)
• Qu'est-ce que la dette de sommeil ? (What is a sleep deficit? – In French only)
• Quels sont les signes de la somnolence au volant ? (What are the signs of drowsiness at the wheel? – In French only)
• Comment lutter contre la somnolence au volant ? (How to combat driver drowsiness? – In French only)
• Comment améliorer son sommeil ? (How to improve your sleep? – In French only)
• Comment détecter un trouble du sommeil ? (How to detect a sleep disorder? – In French only)

As in 2016, this national event will be focussed around a virtual sleep village offering information, advice and tests about sleep and a cyber-café where people can put their questions to sleep specialists.

Sleep village website: http://villagesommeil.org/ (In French only)