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Updated: 17/03/2009


Tips on safe driving in cartoon form

INRS has now available for downloading a series of four cartoon films designed to encourage safe driving. The films, which are short, humorous and contain no spoken text, are well suited for use in awareness-raising programmes or as training material. "The parcel", "The appointment", "The vehicle fleet" and "The telephone" deal respectively with how to stow loads, how to organise a trip, how to tailor the use of a vehicle fleet to a company's needs, and how to use a mobile phone.


INRS has produced a series of four cartoons on the topic of “Driving at work”, using the same format and characters each time. The films are humorous in style, contain no spoken text, last between a minute and minute and a half, are downloadable and suitable for use in awareness-raising programmes or as training material.

“The parcel” was the first cartoon to be produced, in October 2008 (1 minute 30 seconds, ref. FLV 1A). The point of the film is to encourage drivers to properly secure loads on light commercial vehicles (LCV). The key messages are:
  The vehicle must be suitable for the size and weight of the loads to be carried.
Loads must be placed or stowed in such a way that they cannot move in the event of a collision or sudden braking.
 
Flash Animation “Driving at work. The parcel” (FLV 1A)


This cartoon won the award for innovation at the 2nd World Road Safety Film Festival held in Paris on 14 October 2008. Now three other cartoons have been added to form a series, each with a different key message.
  “The appointment” (1 minute, reference FLV 1B): how to organise and prepare company trips is a key component in preventing accidents.


Flash Animation “Driving at work. The appointment” (FLV 1B)


“The vehicle fleet” (1 minute 10 seconds, reference FLV 1C): the company has to provide employees with vehicles that meet their needs.


Flash Animation “Driving at work. The vehicle fleet” (FLV 1C)


“The telephone” (1 minute, reference FLV 1D): phones should never be used while driving (even with a hands-free kit). Employees must take the necessary time out from driving and then use their phone to contact the company when travelling.


Flash Animation “Driving at work. The telephone” (FLV 1D)


How to use the cartoon series “Driving at work”
Download
 « The parcel"
« The appointment"
« The vehicle fleet"
« The telephone"
Conditions of use
 Use is free of copyright, on the condition that it is stated that the cartoons were produced by INRS and that they are available on the Internet from www.inrs.fr/dossiers/conduire.html
The downloads are available as Zip files that contain each cartoon in two different formats – normal and full screen. Save them on your hard disk, decompress them and then open the flv file using appropriate software, such as FLV player, that can be found free of charge on the Internet.

The four cartoons were produced by the Les Chinois agency, working in cooperation with INRS.