Recently we set our clocks back one hour, giving us an extra hour of daylight in the morning, but making the early evening hours for pedestrians the most dangerous time of the year.
With the end of Daylight Savings Time, there’s more darkness around the rush hour commute, when traffic is at a peak. Many folks are making their way home from a long day of work. Drivers aren’t used to the decreased visibility – nor are pedestrians.
People walking during the evening rush hour are nearly three times more likely to be killed by cars in the week following the time change, according to a study by Carnegie Mellon University.
The National Road Safety Foundation (NRSF) has done studies that proved auto accidents increase after clocks are turned back one hour. Besides the lack of visibility, the NRSF found that commuting in the dark can also make drivers drowsier than usual. According to some health studies, changes in waking time coupled with the earlier onset of darkness throws off our internal clocks.
Source: Progressive Insurance
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