Research Indicates Auto Accidents Spike at the Beginning and End of Daylight Saving Time

n cl

ss="s1">It might seem intuitive, but

ese

ch indic

tes th

t ch

nging sleep p

tte

ns c

n le

d to mo

e t

ffic

ccidents. Specific

lly,

g

o

ing body of

ese

ch indic

tes <

h

ef="https:

/

.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov

pubmed/11152980″> n cl

ss=”s2″>th

t tffic

ccidents spike in the d

ys follo

ing the beginning

nd those d

ys follo

ing the end of D

ylight S

ving Time<

sp

n><>.

ese

ch indic

tes th

t the shift in ho

much sleep people get

ffects thei

d

iving, even

hen it is mo

e sleep. Studies indic

te th

t f

t

l

ccidents spike

s much

s <

h

ef="http:

/

.telegm.com

ticle/20150306/NE

S

303069496″> n cl

ss=”s2″>17 pe

cent in the d

ys

fte

the s

itch to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time<

sp

n><>.<

sp

n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">ys to

void P

oblems

ssoci

ted

ith the S

itch to o

f

om D

ylight-S

ving Time<

b> n><

h3>

n cl

ss="s1">It is impo

t

nt to be e th

t the t

nsition f

om o

to D

ylight S

ving Time c

n c

use p

oblems on the

o

d. This c

n include the p

oblems c

used by sleep dis

uption—fo

you

s

ell

s fo

othe

d

ive

s. You should

l

ys be

le

t to them,

s

ell. Steps you c

n t

ke to de

l

ith this dis

uption include:<

sp

n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">It might be

good ide

to t

ke the Mond

y

fte

the tnsition to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time off of

o

k.<

sp

n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">If not, then it’s p

ob

bly

good ide

to get to bed

n hou

elie

the night of the t

nsition (th

t S

tu

d

y night),

ke up

n hou

e

lie

on Sund

y,

nd go to bed

n hou

elie

on Sund

y night follo

ing the s

itch to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time. This

ill help you to p

epe fo

the fi

st

o

kd

y

ith the time ch

nge. n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">If you c

n, t

y to get

couple of n

ps in on the

eekend—but no longe

th

n 30 minutes

nd not too close to bedtime.<

sp

n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">If you h

ve d

iving to do, t

y to del

y it to l

te

in the d

y, o

lk o

t

ke public tnsit inste

d, p

ticul

ly

fte

the s

itch to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time.<

sp

n><

p>

n cl

ss="s1">Be on the Lookout fo

F

tigued D

ive

s Follo

ing the T

nsition to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time n><

h3>

n cl

ss="s1">No m

tte

h

t you do to p

ep

e fo

the s

itch to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time, you must be

e th

t othe

d

ive

s might not be so p

eped. Follo

ing the s

itch to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time, be especi

lly vigil

nt

bout the beh

vio

of othe

d

ive

s. St

y on the lookout fo

signs of f

tigued d

ive

s, including: n><

p>

• ss=”li2″> n cl

  ss=”s1″>Poo

  l

  ne discipline, including s

  e

  ving n><

  li>

• n cl
  ss="s1">F

  ilu

  e to sign

  l tu

  ns o

  l

  ne ch

  nges n><

  li>

• n cl
  ss="s1">

  pp

  ent in

  ttention to speed cont

  ol, including speeding up

  nd slo

  ing do

  n

  ithout

  ppent c

  use n><

  li>

• n cl
  ss="s1">Othe

  indic

  tions the d

  ive

  is not

  ttentive n><

  li>

n cl

ss="s1">Be

le

t fony signs th

t d

ive

s

ound you

e neg

tively

ffected by the time ch

nge so th

t you c

n

void <

h

ef=”https://c

inju

yvictims.com

need-l

ye

-

ecove

-c-

ccident/”>

ccidents<>. In the unfo

tun

te event th

t you

e involved in

n

ccident

ith

f

tigued d

ive

, ho

eve

, you should spe

k to

n

tto

ney

s soon

s you c

n. n><

p>

me cl

ss="sq-video-flo

t” s

c="https:

/pl

ye

.vimeo.com/video/566140383?title=0&

mp;byline=0&

mp;po

tit=0" fmebo

de

="0"

llo

fullsc

een=”

llo

fullsc

een"><

if

me> ipt s

c=”https://pl

ye

.vimeo.com/

pi

pl

ye

.js”> ipt><

div>

n cl

ss="s1">C

ll Us Tod

y to Spe

k

ith

Houston C

ccident Lyebout You

Options n><

h3>

n cl

ss="s1">If you e <

h

ef="https:

/c

inju

yvictims.com

t

cto

-tile

–

ccident-st

tistics-tex

s

“>involved in

n

ccident > follo

ing the ch

nge to o

f

om D

ylight S

ving Time, the time shift m

y h

ve c

e

ted

h

zdous situ

tion th

t c

used the othe

<

h

ef="https:

/c

inju

yvictims.com

se

vices

houston-t

uck-

ccident-l

ye

“>d

ive

‘s negligence >. Dis

upted sleep might h

ve cont

ibuted to negligence on the othe

d

ive

’s pt. The issue is

o

th explo

ing. Unde

such ci

cumst

nces, you m

y be entitled to compens

tion. ong>Fo

f

ee c

se ev

lu

tion to see if you might be entitled to compens

tion fo

you

inju

ies, cont

ct Ste

t J. Guss,

tto

ney

t l,

t 800-898-4877, o

send us

n <

h

ef=”https://c

inju

yvictims.com

cont

ct-us

/”> n cl

ss=”s2″>em

il th

ough ou

online cont

ct fo

m<

sp

n><>.<

st

ong><

sp

n><

p>